title: Deploying XAMPP to Google App Engine
body: <p>I have an Android mobile chat app using websockets and server running on XAMPP in PHP. At present, it is simply running on my local machine during the initial development process. </p>
  
  <p>I was thinking of rewriting using PubNub for a production level application, but a review of Google App Engine provided it could be a simpler alternative. Is it possible to migrate my XAMPP configuration with PHP server and MySQL database onto the Google cloud platform? What drawbacks are there in this transition?</p>