# Convert PPSX to POT in PHP

> Convert PPSX files to POT in PHP with Aspose.Slides. Use the sample code to save a PowerPoint slide show as a PowerPoint 97-2003 template.

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



## Convert PPSX to POT in PHP

Convert PPSX files to POT programmatically with [*Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java*](/slides/php-java/). Load a PowerPoint Open XML Slide Show and save it as a PowerPoint 97-2003 Template with a few lines of PHP code.

Aspose.Slides performs the conversion through the `Presentation` class and its `save` method. You can also try the PPSX-to-POT conversion in your [browser](https://products.aspose.app/slides/conversion) before integrating it into your application.

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 PPSX to POT in PHP

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

Load the PPSX file into a `Presentation` instance.

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

The presentation is written to the specified POT file.

## System Requirements

Before running the PHP conversion sample, 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 `php.ini`.
1. Install JRE 8 and set the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable to the installed JRE directory.
1. Install Apache Tomcat 8.0 as described in the [installation guide](https://docs.aspose.com/slides/php-java/installation/).

### This sample code shows PPSX-to-POT conversion in PHP

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

## Save PPSX as POT in PHP

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

## Other Supported Conversions

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