Amazon RDS
AWS offers Amazon RDS, which is an easy tool for setting up a relational database in just a few clicks. Shortly, I will explain how to create your first database with RDS, and afterward, we will look at how to insert environment variables correctly in order to get a database connection going with our application.
The first step is to log in to the AWS Management Console, as we did in Chapter 7, Handling Image Uploads. You can find the service by clicking on the Services tab in the top bar and searching for RDS.
After navigating to RDS, you will see the dashboard, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 12.3 – AWS RDS
Follow these instructions to set the RDS database up:
- Initialize a new database by hitting the Create database button. You will be presented with a new screen, where you should select an engine for our new database and how to create it, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 12.4 – AWS RDS Engine...
