Help to host a php website with databases on AWS using EC2 or recommended services

abmiller99 said:

Hi Jessica,

I use AWS / EC2 instances for a few years and it's a very solid and cost-effective platform. So I do not use anything else.

1) Create an EC2 instance and install a web server (i.e: choosing a server setup (cpu/ram etc) and linux package (Debian/Ubuntu etc), then installing the basic web server software...)
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonR...AP_Tutorials.WebServerDB.CreateWebServer.html

2) Install (copy) your php app to your new webserver
** I use WinSCP client to manage files on my cloud-based linux webservers, since I primarily use Windows on my local setup.

** I skipped over DNS, although in reality you will already have a spare domain name registered for your purpose -- and will point it to your new EC2 instance's public IP address after you have created it **

Now.. those two steps will take some time, unless you are already well-versed in basic Linux commands, and the common webserver packages like PHP, Apache/Nginx, MySQL, etc.

The biggest pitfall for most build-it-from-scratch webserver admins is that you will not have the knowledge and skill to avoid getting exploited by attackers, either from automated systems that exploit your open ports and unprotected php scripts, or from accidentally installing malware on your own system. Luckily there are many good ways to protect your server. You have to secure your server: installing firewall, use SSH protection like fail2ban, harden the server packages (php/nginx/mysql). All this does is make you a harder target, no system is 100% safe.

I wish you great luck

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lutfifuadi said:

better you use a free panel like aapanel

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