Convert POTM to PPT in PHP

Create a PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation from a POTM template

Aspose.Slidesfor PHP via Java

Convert POTM to PPT in PHP

Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java can load a macro-enabled PowerPoint POTM template and save it as a PowerPoint 97-2003 PPT presentation without Microsoft PowerPoint.

Call save with SaveFormat::Ppt to create an editable binary presentation rather than a reusable template. Features introduced in newer PowerPoint versions may be represented differently in the legacy output format.

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

Console/Terminal

> composer require aspose/slides

Save POTM as PPT in PHP

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

This sample code shows POTM to PPT PHP Conversion

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

How to Convert POTM to PPT in PHP

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

  1. Load the POTM file with the Presentation class.
  2. Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Ppt.
  3. The PPT 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 .

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Other Supported Conversions

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