WordPress Website Using AWS Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction :

In this guide, we’ll explore the process of deploying a WordPress website using AWS services. This project showcases how AWS components can be effectively utilized to create a resilient, scalable, and secure web application. Our goal is to provide the Mhtechin software development team with a detailed, step-by-step tutorial on integrating various AWS services. By following this guide, we aim to enhance our team’s expertise in leveraging AWS for successful web deployment and management.

1. Creating an IAM User and Assigning Roles

To start with AWS, the first step is to create an IAM (Identity and Access Management) user with the appropriate permissions. This user will manage our AWS resources securely.

Step 1: Navigate to the IAM Management Console.
Step 2: Click on “Users” and then “Add user.”
Step 3: Enter the user details and select “Programmatic access” and “AWS Management Console access.”
Step 4: Attach the necessary policies such as AmazonEC2FullAccess, AmazonRDSFullAccess, and AmazonRoute53FullAccess to grant the required permissions.
Step 5: Review and create the user, then download the credentials for future use.

2. Setting Up a Public EC2 Instance

Next, we will launch a public EC2 instance that will host the WordPress site.

Step 1: Go to the EC2 Management Console and select “Launch Instance.”
Step 2: Choose an appropriate Amazon Machine Image (AMI) with a pre-installed web server or a base Linux AMI.
Step 3: Select an instance type (e.g., t2.micro for testing).
Step 4: Configure instance details and set up security groups to allow HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH traffic.
Step 5: Review and launch the instance.
Step 6: SSH into the instance and install Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP stack).

  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql

Step 7: Download and configure WordPress by placing its files in the Apache web directory.

3. Configuring a Target Group and Application Load Balancer

To handle incoming traffic efficiently, we will set up a Target Group and an Application Load Balancer (ALB).

Step 1: Go to the EC2 Management Console and navigate to “Load Balancers.”
Step 2: Create an Application Load Balancer, selecting internet-facing as the scheme.
Step 3: Configure listeners and add a target group with the EC2 instance(s) as targets.
Step 4: Set up health checks to ensure traffic is only routed to healthy instances.
Step 5: Review and create the Load Balancer.

4. Creating an RDS Cluster

For data management, we will set up an RDS (Relational Database Service) Cluster.

Step 1: Go to the RDS Management Console and select “Create database.”
Step 2: Choose the database engine (e.g., MySQL).
Step 3: Configure the database instance, including instance type, storage, and security settings.
Step 4: Create a database cluster and make note of the endpoint for WordPress configuration.

5. Setting Up Route53 Hosted Zone

Finally, we will configure DNS settings using Route53.

Step 1: Navigate to the Route53 Management Console and create a new Hosted Zone.
Step 2: Add a record set to map the domain name to the Application Load Balancer.
Step 3: Test the configuration by accessing the WordPress site via the domain name.

Conclusion

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of deploying a WordPress website using AWS services. By leveraging IAM for secure access, EC2 for hosting, ALB for traffic management, RDS for data storage, and Route53 for DNS management, you can achieve a scalable and reliable WordPress deployment.

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