printing (might be OT)

Hi! I'm sorry if this is OT but I really need an answer to this question and I can't find it anywhere... I have a link on a page that basicly should work as a print-button. When you click it, it should print some of the information that is currently displayed and ad a header and footer of some sort. The only way i know of doing this is using CSS and showing/hiding layers, but it would be much easier if I could generate a file of some sort that will be sent to the printer... Is there a way to do this sort of thing with php, or could you guys please help pointing me to some information about this...? thanks! :: bobo ::