PHP as base?

I have a website written in mostly PHP, currently using an Apache server. I would like to integrate a chat system, and I would like to use Python + Tornado server. Is it possible to do this, i.e., keep most of the basic functionality that I have already written in PHP/Apache, while implementing Tornado for the actual "chat" aspect of the website? Or, is this not possible? Will I need a seperate IP address or...what? I'm not quite sure how the servers are configured for Webfaction, and moreover, how I should implement something like this, given any constraints or limitations of Webfaction.

Any insight and help is greatly appreciated!

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0	This is possible. You would build the Tornado server from source. Than once its built you would request we open the port, we can do this with a support ticket. permanent link answered 03 Feb '13, 23:19 johns 5.4k●3●12 accept rate: 23%

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