Consider "App" just an abbreviation for "Web Application"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Application I think it's fair to call a social networking site a web app-- but it won't do you much good in this case, since App Engine only supports Python or Java, and instead of relational databse like MySQL, uses Googles own datastore<http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstarted/usingdatastore.html> . On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:07 PM, jam <scig...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know it sounds stupid but I would love to know what is defined as an > app? > I'm running a social networking website and its getting to much > traffic for my Dedicated server. My site is PHP on a mysql database. > Im finding it hard to scale my website especially if I get some good > TV coverage or get "the digg effect" My server just crashes. > > Can I use google app engine to host on? is my website an App??? What > is an app? is it just the new word for an interactive website? > > Thanks > Josh > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-appengine%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
