Convert POTM to ODP in PHP

Save PowerPoint POTM templates as OpenDocument Presentations

Convert POTM to ODP in PHP

Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java can load a macro-enabled PowerPoint POTM template and save it as an OpenDocument Presentation without Microsoft PowerPoint.

Call save with SaveFormat::Odp to create the ODP file while preserving the presentation’s slides and supported content. The VBA project from the source template is not retained in the ODP output.

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

Console/Terminal

> composer require aspose/slides

Save POTM as ODP in PHP

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

This sample code shows POTM to ODP PHP Conversion

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

How to Convert POTM to ODP in PHP

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

  1. Load the POTM file with the Presentation class.
  2. Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Odp.
  3. The ODP 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 ODP 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 ODP.
  • Download the result or convert more files.