Hi,
How can i use PHP to create downloadable .PPT file from PHP output?
Thanks
How to export PHP output into .PPT Format?
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Simple answer is no idea but as no one has yet answered I'll throw something in. I have never come across this requirement. Powerpoint -> HTML converters are available but I cannot see/find anything to go the other way round. I think I am right in saying that the latest version of MS Office including Powerpoint use the "OpenXML" format and you may want to look from this angle. Rather than producing HTML produce the Open XML required.
The question is why are you converting it to Powerpoint. Could you convert it to PDF instead ? PDF is far more supported and is accessible for far more people when downloading.
The question is why are you converting it to Powerpoint. Could you convert it to PDF instead ? PDF is far more supported and is accessible for far more people when downloading.
PPT is a proprietary Microsoft format that they keep very secret indeed. Creating a new powerpoint slide show with PHP is possible using a COM interface to the application (eg http://www.whenpenguinsattack.com/2007/ ... -with-php/ ) but it'll be a lot of work and it'll only work on a Windows server, plus you'll need Powerpoint installed on said server. Frankly it sounds like a pretty daft idea to me.