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Migrating from LAMP to AWS.

08 Jan 2024

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Migrating from the LAMP Stack to AWS Services

When replacing a traditional LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack with AWS services, each component of the stack has a corresponding AWS service or feature. Below is a breakdown of each part of the stack and AWS’s corresponding service.

1. Linux (Operating System)

Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Provides scalable computing capacity in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. EC2 Details
Elastic Beanstalk: An easy-to-use service for deploying and scaling web applications and services. Elastic Beanstalk Details
AWS Fargate: A serverless compute engine for containers. Fargate Details
AWS Lambda: Lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. Lambda Details

2. Apache (Web Server)

Elastic Load Balancing (ELB): Automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets. ELB Details
Amazon CloudFront: A fast content delivery network service. CloudFront Details
AWS Elastic Beanstalk for Apache or NGINX setup.

3. MySQL (Database)

Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service): Makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. RDS Details
Amazon Aurora: Compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL relational databases. Aurora Details
Amazon DynamoDB: A fast and flexible NoSQL database service. DynamoDB Details

4. PHP (Programming Language)

AWS Support

PHP can be run on various AWS services like EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, and Lambda

5. Conclusion

It is possible to completely replace the LAMP stack with AWS for either speed and stability or cost. This article is just a brief overview of where to start.