Convert POTM to POTX in PHP

Create a macro-free POTX template from a POTM file

Convert POTM to POTX in PHP

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

Call save with SaveFormat::Potx to create the POTX file. POTX cannot store VBA projects, so the VBA project from the source POTM template is not retained.

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

Console/Terminal

> composer require aspose/slides

Save POTM as POTX in PHP

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

This sample code shows POTM to POTX PHP Conversion

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

How to Convert POTM to POTX in PHP

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

Load the POTM file with the Presentation class.
Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Potx.
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.

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: