Convert POT to POTX in PHP

Save PowerPoint POT templates in the macro-free POTX format with Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java

Convert POT to POTX in PHP

Use Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java to load a PowerPoint 97–2003 POT template and save it in the PowerPoint Open XML POTX template format.

Call save with SaveFormat::Potx to create the POTX file. POTX is a macro-free format, so use POTM when the output must support VBA projects.

You can install the library from Composer using the following command:

Console/Terminal

composer require aspose/slides

Save POT as POTX in PHP

Use the free Conversion app to test POT conversion in your browser.

This sample code shows POT to POTX PHP Conversion

$presentation = new Presentation("input.pot");
try {
    $presentation->save("output.potx", SaveFormat::Potx);
} finally {
    $presentation->dispose();
}

How to Convert POT to POTX in PHP

These are the steps to convert a POT file to POTX using PHP.

  1. Load the POT file with the Presentation class.
  2. Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Potx.
  3. The POTX file is written to the specified path.

System Requirements

Before running the PHP conversion example, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  1. Install PHP 7 or later, add the PHP directory to the system PATH, and set allow_url_include to On in the php.ini file.
  2. Install JRE 8 and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the installed JRE directory.
  3. Install and configure Apache Tomcat with PHP/Java Bridge as described in the installation guide .

Built with Aspose.Slides

Convert POT to POTX Online

The free Aspose.Slides Conversion app is built with Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java, the same API as the code above. Open it and see what the API can do with your own POT files.

  • Runs in your browser, nothing to install.
  • See how Aspose.Slides converts files before you write code.
  • Upload POT files and save them as POTX.
  • Download the result or convert more files.