title: Can the recently released GAE PHP runtime access the native GAE datastore?
body: <p>Google just announced support for a PHP runtime for App Engine. I have an app developed using the Java runtime which utilizes the native App Engine datastore. It currently functions as a back end for mobile clients. We are looking into developing a separate web front end which would need to interface this datastore. The developer working on this prefers to develop in PHP, so the timing of this announcement is interesting.</p>
  
  <p>Looking over the documentation however, I only see reference to <a href="https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/php/cloud-sql/developers-guide" rel="nofollow">Google Cloud SQL</a> as well as <a href="https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/php/googlestorage/overview" rel="nofollow">Google Cloud Storage</a> as options under "Storing Data." Is it possible to interface the native App Engine datastore using the PHP runtime?</p>