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Tileserver PHP

Lightweight PHP server for map tiles and UTFGrids

Maps & GIS Archived ★ 591 stars Easy setup BSD-2-Clause

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.

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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

Is Tileserver PHP secure?

2 known vulnerabilities affect Tileserver PHP's latest release (v2.0) according to OSV.dev; the most severe is rated critical.

Affecting v2.0

AdvisorySeveritySummary
CVE-2025-44136CriticalMapTiler Tileserver-php v2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS).
CVE-2025-44137HighMapTiler Tileserver-php v2.0 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Tileserver PHP replaces

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