Server-rendered templates
Use one helper for Blade, Twig, native PHP templates, CMS themes, cards, heroes, avatars, and galleries.
php image optimization
Optimize PHP app images without adding image processing jobs
Keep uploads, CMS media, generated previews, and object-storage files where your PHP app already exposes them. Render Skymage URLs from templates, helpers, or JSON responses for exact dimensions, crops, WebP or AVIF output, and cached delivery.
function skymage_url(string $src, array $params = []): string
{
$query = http_build_query($params);
return "https://demo.skymage.net/v1/{$src}".($query ? "?{$query}" : "");
}
$cardImage = skymage_url($imagePath, [
'w' => 520,
'h' => 390,
'fit' => 'cover',
'f' => 'webp',
'q' => 82,
]);
php surfaces
Start with the template, route, or media path that already repeats image URLs
A useful PHP image optimization test starts with one public page, one uploaded or storage-backed image path, and a repeated surface where right-sized variants are easy to compare.
CMS and uploads
Transform public media-library, S3, R2, local upload, product, gallery, or generated preview URLs without creating new derived files.
API-backed clients
Return optimized image URLs from PHP JSON APIs consumed by storefronts, dashboards, mobile apps, or admin clients.
platform paths
Use the smallest helper your PHP stack will accept
Pick the integration point closest to the repeated image surface, then test one route or template before changing broader media handling.
evaluation path
A practical PHP image CDN test answers four questions
Origin fit
Can Skymage transform the public upload, CMS, or storage URLs your PHP app already renders or returns?
Variant control
Can templates and APIs request exact dimensions instead of sending originals to every client?
Format output
Can pages ship WebP or AVIF without GD, Imagick, queues, or extra derived-file storage?
Rollout risk
Can one template prove bytes, cache, and visual fit before a broader media pipeline change?
free check
Get a PHP image route audit
Send one public PHP-backed page or endpoint. Skymage will identify the repeated image surface to test first, the URL parameters to try, and whether the current upload or CMS media origin fits a low-risk rollout.