Convert POTM to HTML in PHP

Publish PowerPoint POTM templates as browser-ready HTML5

Convert POTM to HTML in PHP

Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java can load a macro-enabled PowerPoint POTM template and export it as HTML5 without Microsoft PowerPoint.

Call save with SaveFormat::Html5 to create an HTML document that represents the presentation for viewing in a web browser. The HTML output does not retain or execute the VBA project from the source template.

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

Console/Terminal

> composer require aspose/slides

Save POTM as HTML in PHP

Use the free app to see a demonstration of the POTM to HTML conversion process.

This sample code shows POTM to HTML PHP Conversion

$presentation = new Presentation("input.potm");
try {
    $presentation->save("output.html", SaveFormat::Html5);
} finally {
    $presentation->dispose();
}

How to Convert POTM to HTML in PHP

These are the steps to convert a POTM file to HTML using PHP.

  1. Load the POTM file with the Presentation class.
  2. Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Html5.
  3. The HTML 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 POTM to HTML 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 POTM files.

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