Unleashing the Power of WordPress on AWS: A Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction

Welcome to the realm of Amazon Web Services (AWS), where we'll embark on a journey to deploy a WordPress website with the unparalleled scalability and reliability of AWS infrastructure. In this comprehensive guide, we'll navigate through the intricate process of setting up WordPress on AWS, harnessing the robust capabilities of Amazon EC2 for hosting and Amazon RDS for MySQL as the database backend.

Task-01: Creating an RDS for MySQL Database

Before diving into WordPress configuration, let's lay the foundation with an MySQL database using Amazon RDS:

Step 1: Log in to AWS Management Console: Navigate to the AWS Management Console and log in to your AWS account.

Step 2: Access Amazon RDS: Click on the "Services" dropdown, select "RDS" under the Database category.

Step 3: Create a New RDS Instance: Click on "Create database." Choose "MySQL" as the database engine and configure instance details.

Step 4: Wait for RDS Instance Availability: Patience is key as the RDS instance creation process may take a few minutes. Once available, note down the endpoint for future reference.

Task-02: Setting Up Amazon EC2 Instance for WordPress

Now, let's proceed with configuring an EC2 instance to host our WordPress site:

Step 1: Navigate to EC2 Dashboard: Head to the AWS Management Console and select "EC2" under the Compute category.

Step 2: Launch a New EC2 Instance: Choose an AMI, instance type, configure details, storage, and security groups allowing traffic on port 80 and 443.

Step 3: Connect to EC2 Instance: Once the instance is running, SSH into it and establish a connection to the RDS instance.

Task-03: Install and Configure WordPress

It's time to bring WordPress to life on your EC2 instance:

Step 1: Download and Install WordPress: SSH into your EC2 instance, install Apache, MySQL, and PHP, and download WordPress.

 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-cli
 sudo service apache2 start
 sudo service mysql start
 sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
 sudo tar -xzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Step 2: Configure WordPress: Create a WordPress configuration file:

 cd /var/www/html/wordpress
 sudo cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php

Edit the configuration file with your RDS database details:

sudo vim wp-config.php

Update the following lines with your RDS database details:

define('DB_NAME', 'your_database_name');
define('DB_USER', 'your_database_user');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_database_password');
define('DB_HOST', 'your_rds_endpoint');

Save and close the file.

Step 3: Access WordPress:

Open your web browser and navigate to your EC2 instance's public IP or domain.
Complete the WordPress installation by entering the required details.

Conclusion

Congratulations on successfully deploying a WordPress website on AWS, leveraging the robust capabilities of Amazon EC2 for hosting and Amazon RDS for MySQL as the backend database. This guide marks just the beginning of your DevOps journey, with more adventures awaiting in the remaining days of the 90 Days of DevOps challenge.

Stay tuned for further insights and discoveries!

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