How to Install TileServer PHP on macOS

TileServer PHP is a lightweight tile server that serves map tiles using the PHP language. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the installation of TileServer PHP on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, let's ensure that we have the following software installed:

• PHP: You can install PHP using Homebrew or by downloading the package from the official website.
• Composer: Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that we'll use to install TileServer PHP.

Installation

1. Open Terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install TileServer PHP.
2. Run the following command to install TileServer PHP via Composer:

composer create-project --no-dev klokantech/tileserver-php

3. Once the installation is complete, navigate to the newly created tileserver-php directory and run the following command to start the server:

./tileserver.php

4. By default, TileServer PHP serves the map tiles via http://localhost:8080. Open a web browser and navigate to this URL to verify that the server is running.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed TileServer PHP on macOS and have started serving map tiles! You can now customize the configuration to your liking and start serving your own maps.

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