How to Host PHP on Amazon AWS EC2
If you want to deploy a PHP Web application on Amazon AWS EC2, One thing you should know, deploying the application on AWS is a complicated, long and headache process. You will have to go through tons of their documentation to understand how their system works. To make this process easier, I’d recommend using a managed hosting to deploy the application on Amazon AWS EC2.

Not every PAAS provider can deliver exceptional performance for PHP based applications. Amazon Web Service is the most popular choice among the most experienced PHP developers for deploying their PHP-based web applications.

It is interesting to note that having a managed host provider not only takes away your web hosting hassles but also enables you to focus on building awesome websites.

One of my favourite managed hosting out there is Cloudways. I’m going to show you how easy it is to deploy a PHP app through the Cloudways Platform, on Amazon AWS EC2. The platform takes away the complications of setting up apps through a command-line interface.

Let’s begin:

To host Amazon with a PHP app, the first step is to sign up for a Cloudways Account.

Step 1: Launch Server

To add a server, first, click on the ‘Add Server’ button on the top right corner.

Step 2: Select AWS EC2

Now, launch your desired application on your preferred cloud server. You can choose from AWS, Digital Ocean, Linode, and Vultr. For this tutorial, select AWS.

Step 3: Select Server Size, Bandwidth, Storage:

Now, it’s time to scale and select the resources, Use the sliders to set up Server Size, Bandwidth and Storage for your server.

Bandwidth

Database

Step 4: Select Server Location

Once you have setup the server, select the region in which you wish to host the server in and finally, Then, click on the ‘Launch Server’ button to begin installing PHP on AWS EC2 server.
['Shahzeb Ahmed']
['AWS', 'Cloud Hosting', 'Php Development', 'Aws Ec2', 'PHP']