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App Engine: Qwik Start - PHP
This hands-on lab shows you how to create a small App Engine application that displays a short message.
Authenticating users
Apps running on Google Cloud managed platforms such as App Engine can avoid managing user authentication and session management by using Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) to control access to them.
Handling sessions
Many apps need session handling for authentication and user preferences. This tutorial shows how to handle sessions on Cloud Run.
Background processing
Many apps need to do background processing outside of the context of a web request. This tutorial creates a web app that lets users input text to translate, and then displays a list of previous translations.
Getting started with PHP samples
A set of simple PHP samples to help you get started.
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