3.5 Task 3—Connect to an Amazon Lightsail Database

Lesson 7. What Are You Going to Do?

The first iteration of the application’s web front end is not inherently scalable because the database and front end are located on the same machine. It would be problematic to add additional database instances whenever additional front-end capacity was needed.

To fix this issue, the front end and database need to be separated. In this task, you will adjust the configuration for the PHP front end to point to the previously deployed Lightsail database.

Lightsail databases

• MySQL databases that are easy to create and manage
• Standard and high availability options
• Four instances sizes to choose from
• Public and private access
• Automated backups
• Fully managed solution–no need to manage or patch underlying system

Demonstration Video