Deployed WordPress on AWS EC2 and Used RDS as Database

Amazon Web Services (AWS): EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch

WordPress: Open-source content management system

MySQL: Database engine hosted on RDS

Linux: Amazon Linux 2 for the EC2 instance

Apache: Web server to host WordPress

PHP: Server-side scripting for WordPress

Security: Security Groups, IAM roles, and policies

Infrastructure Setup: Provisioned and configured an EC2 instance with necessary security groups, ensuring secure SSH access and HTTP/HTTPS traffic.

Database Configuration: Launched an RDS MySQL instance, set up parameter groups, and configured security groups for secure database access.

WordPress Deployment: Installed and configured WordPress on the EC2 instance, connected it to the RDS MySQL database.

Backup and Recovery: Configured automated backups for the RDS instance and regular snapshots of the EC2 instance for disaster recovery.

Monitoring: Set up CloudWatch for monitoring resource usage and performance.

High Availability: Achieved high availability and reliability by separating the web server and database server, ensuring minimal downtime.

Performance Optimization: Improved website performance with optimized EC2 and RDS configurations.

Security: Enhanced security using AWS security best practices, including least privilege IAM roles, security groups, and data encryption.

Operational Efficiency: Reduced operational overhead by leveraging managed services, allowing focus on application development and content management.