Tileserver PHP
Lightweight PHP server for map tiles and UTFGrids
This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained maps & gis alternative.
Tileserver PHP is a lightweight server that hosts raster and vector map tiles, MBTiles, and UTFGrids over standard protocols. It is simple to deploy on common PHP hosting for serving custom maps.
Key features
- Serves MBTiles and UTFGrids
- TMS and WMTS protocols
- Runs on shared PHP hosting
- Raster and vector tiles
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-2-Clause license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Written in PHP
- Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
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