Merge PPTM Files in PHP

Combine PPTM presentations with Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java without requiring Microsoft PowerPoint.

Merge PPTM in PHP

Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java can combine multiple PPTM presentations into one file. The API clones slides from each source presentation into a destination presentation while retaining their content and formatting.

Merge PPTM files using PHP

To merge PPTM presentations, load both files, clone each source slide into the destination presentation, and save the result in PPTM format.

PHP code for merging multiple PPTM files$destinationPresentation = new Presentation("document1.pptm");
$sourcePresentation = new Presentation("document2.pptm");
try {
    $slideCount = java_values($sourcePresentation->getSlides()->size());

    for ($slideIndex = 0; $slideIndex < $slideCount; $slideIndex++) {
        $slide = $sourcePresentation->getSlides()->get_Item($slideIndex);
        $destinationPresentation->getSlides()->addClone($slide);
    }

    $destinationPresentation->save("merged.pptm", SaveFormat::Pptm);
} finally {
    $sourcePresentation->dispose();
    $destinationPresentation->dispose();
}

How to merge PPTM files in PHP

Follow these steps to merge two PPTM files and save the result as PPTM in PHP.

Install Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java. See Installation .
Configure Aspose.Slides in your PHP project.
Load the source and destination PPTM files with the Presentation class, then clone each source slide with addClone.
Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Pptm.

Merge PPTM with Other Supported Formats

You can also combine PPTM with presentations in other supported formats.