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I've been stuck on how to use my local tiles which i rendered with mapnik's generate_tiles.py and all the data is on postgresql. I'm kinda confused on what i should do to "feed" the tiles to openlayers. The map would be used in django btw. hoping you could help me with this.

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Working on Windows, I have simple duplicated the call of Openstreetmap Tiles, and exchanged the web http access by a link within the local file system:

    var MyMapnikLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM("myMapnik", "file:///D:/Tiles/myMapnik/${z}/${x}/${y}.png", {numZoomLevels: 16, alpha: true, isBaseLayer: true, visibility: false});
    map.addLayer(MyMapnikLayer);
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thanks. but i get confused with how it displays the tiles since i used the generate_tiles.py and the output of the script is numerous folders categorized by their zoom levels – iamjoanel Feb 6 at 23:51
These folders are just the same structure as defined by D:/Tiles/myMapnik/${z}/${y}/. In my generate_tiles.py, I give this command : try: tile_dir = 'D:/Tiles/myMapnik/' (in two lines) – Andre Joost Feb 7 at 7:27
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You will want to use OpenLayers.Layer.TMS.

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