google app engine: for php developers

Abu  Ashraf  Masnun    @masnun  

GOOGLE  APP  ENGINE:  FOR  PHP  DEVELOPERS  

WHY  PHP?  

What  do  we  need?  • Vagrant  (http://vagrantup.com)  • VirtualBox  • SSH  Client  

• Quick  Q&A  • What  is  Vagrant?  • What  is  VirtualBox?  • SSH  Client  

Setting  Up  •  vagrant  init  •  vagrant  box  add  precise64  http://

files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box            

•  vagrant  up  •  vagrant  ssh  

Get  PHP  &  App  Engine  • sudo  apt-­‐get  install  lamp-­‐server^    • sudo  apt-­‐get  install  php5-­‐cgi    • wget  https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/appengine-­‐sdks/featured/google_appengine_1.9.2.zip    • unzip  google_appengine_1.9.2.zip    

Running  The  Server  

google_appengine/dev_appserver.py      -­‐-­‐host=0.0.0.0      -­‐-­‐php_executable_path=`which  php-­‐cgi`        /vagrant/<app>/  

app.yaml  

index.php  

User  Service  

Sending  Email  

Memcache  Stubbed  functions  in  the  Memcache  API    •  memcache_add_server()  •  memcache_close()  •  memcache_connect()  •  memcache_pconnect()  •  memcache_set_compress_threshold()  •  addServer()  •  close()  •  connect()  •  pconnect()  •  setCompressThreshold()  

Memcached  Stubbed  functions  in  the  Memcached  API    •  addServer()  •  addServers()  •  getAllKeys()  •  getServerByKey()  •  getServerList()  •  getStats()  •  getVersion()  •  isPersistent()  •  isPristine()  •  quit()  •  resetServerList()  •  setSaslAuthData()  

Task  Queues    • 10  minutes  execution  time  (normal  req  <  60sec)  • Must  return  HTTP  Response  200-­‐299  

PushQueue  –  Multiple  Tasks  

Cron  Jobs  

Publishing  The  App  

appcfg.py  update  <app  name>  

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