Convert PPS to POTM in PHP

Save PowerPoint PPS slide shows as macro-enabled POTM templates

Convert PPS to POTM in PHP

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

Call save with SaveFormat::Potm to create the POTM file.

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

Console/Terminal

> composer require aspose/slides

Save PPS as POTM in PHP

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

This sample code shows PPS to POTM PHP Conversion

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

How to Convert PPS to POTM in PHP

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

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

Built with Aspose.Slides

Convert PPS to POTM 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 PPS files.

  • Runs in your browser, nothing to install.
  • See how Aspose.Slides converts files before you write code.
  • Upload PPS files and save them as POTM.
  • Download the result or convert more files.