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1. sam2009
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Hello everybody,

   I am wondering if there's a tutorial or an official version of WordPress on Google App Engine. I've been reading this page of the Google AppEngine (GAE) site and thought it would be possible to run WordPress for about $12/year instead of $80s/yr. I guess that a lot of people running low traffic sites would be interested about this.

   After that I read this page: a guy who say it's possible to run WP on GAE via Quercus. As I'm not a technical person, I need something easy to do/learn. Do anyone know of a matured (or close) project/installer of WP on GAE?

   Thank you for your time,

   Sam

2. adiant
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Just so you know, there are other choices. I have seen a few free hosting plans that are limited, but might do the job. For example, this one, which even includes one click WordPress install: http://www.freehostia.com/free-chocolate.html

   And there are certainly lower cost options than $80/year. WordPress.org-approved (see the Hosting page) DreamHost has a one day sale on today: "Sign up today for a risk-free trial of a one-year hosting plan using the promotional code '777' and you'll get an entire year of web hosting (including a domain registration) for just $9.24! That's 92% off our normal pricing!" DreamHost also offers services free for certain types of non-profit organizations, though I think you have to be legally registered as such in the U.S.

   Even my own favourite hosting company has a PERSONALCLASS that is only $96/2 years with a 20% discount by typing in the code CNET, plus an additional 10% credit each month you put a link to them on your home page. Plus, they give you a free domain name registration. Do the arithmetic, assuming you are paying $10/year for domain name registration and it works out $28.40 for the first two years, and $24.56 for each year thereafter. Link is http://www.arvixe.com/114.html if you want to give me a commission. http://www.arvixe.com if you don't.

3. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Ask your host if they meets these requirements:

   http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/

4. adiant
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   A quick look here http://code.google.com/appengine/kb/general.html#language says that Google App Engine only runs Python and JavaScript. Since WordPress is written in php, I can't see how WordPress could possibly work on Google App Engine.

5. sam2009
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Hello Adiant, thanks for your answers.

   Apparently, someone has succeeded using WP on Google AppEngine because he installed Quercus first and that allows him to simulate PHP. I'm not sure of all the details but it looks like possible.

   Link here: http://blog.caucho.com/?p=196

6. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Looks like you will have lots of fun updating, everytime WordPress releases an upgrade.

7. sam2009
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Yeah... I know and I'm not able to do that. That's why I was wondering if someone knew an ongoing project about porting WP to Google AppEngine. But it means there's none... yet? Too bad.

   Thanks.

8. consultiq
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Just for posterity, there is also this link:

   ("All you need to do is....")

   http://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/2009/run-php-on-the-google-app-engine/

9. adiant
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   If you read the responses, you'll see that MySQL is the next major problem, now that Quercus emulates php fairly well. The closest anyone seems to have come is here http://blog.caucho.com/?p=196 which required converting WordPress to run on GAE's subset of JPA instead of MySQL: "I can edit, create, and moderate comments and posts (though I can’t guarantee any capability beyond that :)."

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