This guide provides a concise overview of setting up a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It outlines the steps required to deploy a WordPress website on the server.
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Create an AWS Account:
- Sign up for an AWS account if you haven't already.
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Launch an EC2 Instance:
- Log in to the AWS Management Console.
- Navigate to the EC2 service.
- Click on "Launch Instance" to choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for your server. Select a suitable Linux distribution.
- Configure instance details, such as instance type, network settings, and security groups.
- Review and launch the instance.
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Connect to the EC2 Instance:
- Use SSH to connect to the newly launched EC2 instance from your local machine.
ssh -i <your_key.pem> ec2-user@<public_ip_address>Replace
<your_key.pem>with the path to your private key file and<public_ip_address>with the public IP address of your EC2 instance. -
Install LAMP Stack:
- Update the package index on the EC2 instance.
sudo apt update- Install Apache, MySQL, and PHP packages using the package manager (e.g., apt-get for Ubuntu).
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql- Secure MySQL installation and set up a MySQL root password.
sudo mysql_secure_installation -
Install WordPress:
- Download the latest version of WordPress from the official website.
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz- Extract the WordPress archive and move it to the Apache web root directory.
tar -zxvf latest.tar.gz sudo mv wordpress/* /var/www/html/- Create a MySQL database and user for WordPress.
sudo mysql -u root -pCREATE DATABASE wordpress; CREATE USER 'wordpress_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpress_user'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;- Configure WordPress to connect to the MySQL database.
- Complete the WordPress installation through the web browser by accessing your EC2 instance's public IP address.
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Access WordPress:
- Once WordPress is installed, access the WordPress admin dashboard using the public IP address of your EC2 instance.
- Complete the setup process and begin customizing your WordPress website.
This guide has provided a straightforward approach to setting up a LAMP server on AWS and deploying WordPress. By following these steps, users can quickly establish a reliable hosting environment for their websites or web applications on the AWS cloud infrastructure.