Deploying WordPress Application in EC2 instance with AWS RDS Integration

WordPress is a free and open-source web content management system (CMS) used to create websites by individuals, groups, and organizations. A vast majority of WordPress installations use Amazon EC2 as the underlying infrastructure for their web application. Since Amazon’s RDS service is well suited for hosting WordPress installations in a highly available fashion. In this era of dynamic web applications and content management systems, the need for robust, scalable, and high-performing solutions is more critical than ever. And that’s precisely where our exploration begins!

Creating EC2 Instance

STEP 1: Log in to your AWS Management Console.

STEP 2: Navigate to the EC2 Dashboard and click on “Launch Instance”

STEP 3: Give the instance name “WordPress”.

STEP 4: Select Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that fits your needs. Choose an image with the latest version of your preferred Linux distribution. I will be using the “Amazon Linux 2”.

STEP 5: Choose an instance type based on your requirements. For a small-scale WordPress website, a t2.micro instance should suffice.

STEP 6: Configure instance details, such as the number of instances, network settings, and storage…