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[tlarkworthy]

I use GAE with python a lot. But you can't find forum software not implemented in PHP. I wonder how easy it will be to rewire existing PHD apps for GAE?

One serious issue is caching gets. Those rack up your bills in no time unless you memcache stuff.

Interesting stuff though.

[ajessup → tlarkworthy]

You can use many forum products today if you use Cloud SQL as your storage service (and it's pretty cheap, it starts at ~$10/month).

eg. phpBB - http://fredsa.allen-sauer.com/2013/07/standing-up-phpbb-inst...

[tlarkworthy → ajessup]

yes that's exactly the kind of thing I have been looking for! Many thanks

[justinmk → tlarkworthy]

> you can't find forum software not implemented in PHP

Worth mention: http://www.discourse.org