title: Does Google App Engine recognize and use a .htaccess file?
body: <p>I'm using Google App Engine Launcher to test my application locally on <code>localhost:8080</code>.  I guess that the Google App Engine Launcher uses Python to run a server locally, but I've read that <code>.htaccess</code> is an Apache thing.  The example code I'm trying to get to work uses a <code>.htaccess</code> file.  I'm trying to figure out if it's a problem with the <code>.htaccess</code> file, or something else.  Will Google App Engine recognize and use a <code>.htaccess</code> file?</p>
  
  <p>I'm using the Dr Edit PHP example from Git Hub as my code:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://github.com/googledrive/dredit/tree/master/php" rel="nofollow">Dr Edit code example</a></p>
  
  <p>This is the code that Google specifically points to as a more complete example of using PHP on Google App Engine.  The repository on Git Hub includes a <code>.htaccess</code> file, but does NOT include an <code>app.yaml</code> file.  The Google Developers documentation specifically indicates that an <code>app.yaml</code> file is needed to configure the application, but then the example code they officially point to leaves out an <code>app.yaml</code> file and provides a <code>.htaccess</code> file.  I don't understand.</p>
  
  <p>After spending massive amounts of time on this, and seeing how outdated, and outright wrong the documentation from Google is, I don't know if the Dr Edit example can be made to run "As Is" from Git Hub.</p>