Convert POTM to XPS in PHP

Export PowerPoint POTM templates as fixed-layout XPS documents

Convert POTM to XPS in PHP

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

Call save with SaveFormat::Xps to create the output file. The XPS document 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 XPS in PHP

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

This sample code shows POTM to XPS PHP Conversion

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

How to Convert POTM to XPS in PHP

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

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