Convert POTM to PDF in PHP

Export PowerPoint POTM templates as fixed-layout PDF documents

Convert POTM to PDF in PHP

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

Call save with SaveFormat::Pdf to render the presentation into a fixed-layout PDF file suitable for viewing and printing. The PDF contains rendered presentation content and does not retain 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 PDF in PHP

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

This sample code shows POTM to PDF PHP Conversion

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

How to Convert POTM to PDF in PHP

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

Load the POTM file with the Presentation class.
Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Pdf.
The PDF file is written to the specified path.

System Requirements

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

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.
Install JRE 8 and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the installed JRE directory.
Install and configure Apache Tomcat with PHP/Java Bridge as described in the installation guide .

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Other Supported Conversions

You can also convert POTM to many other file formats. See other supported conversions below: