Step-by-Step Guide to Installing TileServer PHP on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

TileServer PHP is an open-source project created by MapTiler that turns any image or map into an HTTP interface for querying and serving tiles. It allows you to create and host your own maps, manage different layers, and serve the tiles to the clients of your choosing. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install TileServer PHP on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of TileServer PHP, you must ensure that your Clear Linux Latest system has the following:

• Internet access
• Command-line interface (CLI)

Installation

Step 1: Download latest version of TileServer PHP

You can get the most recent version of TileServer PHP at https://github.com/maptiler/tileserver-php/releases. Download the file tileserver-php-*.zip from the Assets section of the latest release.

You can use wget or curl to download the file from the command line:

$ wget https://github.com/maptiler/tileserver-php/releases/download/v1.1.0/tileserver-php-v1.1.0.zip

Step 2: Install Unzip

Unzip is required to extract the contents of the downloaded file. If you don't already have Unzip installed on your system, you can install it with the following command:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add unzip

Step 3: Unzip the downloaded file

Use Unzip to extract the contents of the downloaded file:

$ unzip tileserver-php-v1.1.0.zip

This will create a directory called tileserver-php-v1.1.0 in the current working directory.

Step 4: Install TileServer PHP dependencies

To install TileServer PHP dependencies, run the following commands:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
$ sudo swupd bundle-add php-curl
$ sudo swupd bundle-add php-mbstring

Step 5: Install the GeographicLib geolocation library

TileServer PHP requires the GeographicLib geolocation library to be installed on the system. To install it, run the following commands:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add geographiclib

Step 6: Configure TileServer PHP

To configure TileServer PHP, navigate to the installation directory of TileServer PHP:

$ cd tileserver-php-v1.1.0

Copy the config.example.json file to config.json using the following command:

$ cp config.example.json config.json

Then, edit the config.json file according to your requirements. For example, to serve a map hosted on MapTiler Cloud, set the sources key as follows:

"sources": [
  {
    "type": "raster",
    "url": "https://api.maptiler.com/maps/basic/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?key=YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY"
  }
],

Note that you will need to replace YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY with your actual MapTiler API key.

Step 7: Start TileServer PHP

Finally, start TileServer PHP with the following command:

$ php tileserver.php

This will start a web server which listens by default on port 8080. You can access the TileServer PHP web interface at http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install TileServer PHP on Clear Linux Latest. You should now be able to use TileServer PHP to create and host your own maps, manage different layers, and serve tiles to the clients of your choosing. If you encounter any issues during installation or configuration, please consult the official TileServer PHP documentation at https://tileserver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.

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