# Convert POTX to POT in PHP

> Convert a PowerPoint POTX template to a PowerPoint 97-2003 POT template in PHP with Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java.

Source: https://products.aspose.com/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-pot/
Updated: 2026-08-11



## Convert POTX to POT in PHP

[*Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java*](/slides/php-java/) can load a PowerPoint POTX template and save it in the legacy PowerPoint 97-2003 POT format without Microsoft PowerPoint.

Call `save` with `SaveFormat::Pot` to create the binary POT template. Features introduced in newer PowerPoint versions may be represented differently in the legacy output format.

You can install the library from [Composer](https://packagist.org/packages/aspose/slides) using the following command:

### Console/Terminal

```console
> composer require aspose/slides
```

## How to Convert POTX to POT in PHP

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

Load the POTX file with the `Presentation` class.

Call `save` with the output file path and `SaveFormat::Pot`.

The POT 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.
1. Install JRE 8 and set the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable to the installed JRE directory.
1. Install and configure Apache Tomcat with PHP/Java Bridge as described in the [installation guide](https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/installation/).

### This sample code shows POTX to POT PHP Conversion

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

## Save POTX as POT in PHP

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

## Other Supported Conversions

- [POTX TO BMP](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-bmp/) — Bitmap Image
- [POTX TO FODP](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-fodp/) — Flat OpenDocument Presentation
- [POTX TO GIF](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-gif/) — Graphics Interchange Format
- [POTX TO HTML](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-html/) — Hypertext Markup Language
- [POTX TO JPG](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-jpg/) — JPEG Image
- [POTX TO ODP](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-odp/) — OpenDocument Presentation
- [POTX TO OTP](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-otp/) — OpenDocument Presentation Template
- [POTX TO PDF](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-pdf/) — Portable Document Format
- [POTX TO PNG](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-png/) — Portable Network Graphics
- [POTX TO POTM](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-potm/) — PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template
- [POTX TO PPS](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-pps/) — PowerPoint 97-2003 Slide Show
- [POTX TO PPSM](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-ppsm/) — PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Slide Show
- [POTX TO PPSX](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-ppsx/) — PowerPoint Open XML Slide Show
- [POTX TO PPT](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-ppt/) — PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation
- [POTX TO PPTM](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-pptm/) — PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation
- [POTX TO PPTX](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-pptx/) — PowerPoint Open XML Presentation
- [POTX TO SVG](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-svg/) — Scalable Vector Graphics
- [POTX TO SWF](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-swf/) — Small Web Format
- [POTX TO TIFF](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-tiff/) — Tagged Image File Format
- [POTX TO XPS](/slides/php-java/conversion/potx-to-xps/) — XML Paper Specification