You can use Cloudways platform to instantly host your PHP apps on AWS servers even if you don't have sysadmin skills. Source: https://www.cloudways.com/blog/host-php-on-aws-cloud/

1. HOW TO HOST PHP ON
AMAZON WEB SERVICES

2. WHY YOU SHOULD HOST ON AMAZON WEB
SERVICES (AWS)?
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01
Uptime
AWS was available for
more than 99.9% of
the times.
02
Speed
In terms of speed,
cloud hosting experts
rate AWS amongst the
top tier.
03
Reliability
AWS uses the same
infrastructure as
Gmail and YouTube
and we rarely see
these services go
down..
04
Scalability
AWS servers are
highly scalable and
able to handle traffic
spikes with ease..
.
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3. If you go directly, it may take you some time and expertise
(and a lot of Googling) to get somewhere. If you want a
quick deployment, then launch an AWS instance through
Cloudways where everything at the server level is
managed by cloud experts. You only need to focus on
your PHP website. So, let’s get started.
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4. WHY USE CLOUDWAYS TO HOST ON AWS?
On Cloudways, it is easy. Just sign up and in 7 minutes, you will a Amazon
Web Services waiting for with PHP installed on it. Plus, there are numerous
other benefits too 24×7 tech support and server management Ability to
clone servers and applications Dedicated IPs 1-click installers Easy UI to
control servers and applications Real time Billing & server performance
monitoring Optimized servers with Cloudways’ well-known recipe (Nginx,
Varnish, Apache, Memcache WP-CLI installed by default for command line
PHP users Automated Backups Multi-SSL installation on the same IP
Integrated Git client Unlimited staging URLs and unlimited websites on a
single server

5. WHY USE CLOUDWAYS TO HOST ON AWS?
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On Cloudways, it is easy. Just sign up and in 7 minutes, you will have a Google cloud server waiting for with
PHP installed on it. Plus, there are numerous other benefits too
24×7 tech support and server
management
Ability to clone servers and
applications
Dedicated Ips and Servers
1-click installers
Easy UI to control servers and
applications
Real time Billing & server
performance monitoring
Optimized servers with Cloudways’
well-known recipe (Nginx, Varnish,
Apache, Memcached, PHP-FPM)
Free SSL
Automated Backups
Team Collaboration
Integrated Git client
Unlimited staging URLs and unlimited
websites on a single server

6. SO, HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR VERY FIRST PHP
WEBSITE ON AMAZON WEB SERVICES?
>> platform.cloudways.com/signup
You can sign up for free and take a AWS
server for test drive for 3 full days. This
provides you a chance to get acquainted
with the UI of our platform and the power
and flexibility it provides.
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1. Sign up for FREE account

7. SELECT APP & ITS DETAIL
Select Custom App.
Name your App, Server and Projects
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8. SELECT AMAZON WEB SERVICES
Select Amazon Web Services from the list of
5 cloud providers listed.

9. SELECT SERVER SIZE AND BANDWIDTH
You can select server size based on the page views on your website

10. SELECT BANDWIDTH AND STORAGE

11. SELECT SERVER LOCATION

12. SUCCESS
That’s it!
Wait for 7 minutes as a AWS server
with a staging URL and default PHP
instance is being assigned to your
Cloudways account.
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13. ALL PHP FRAMEWORKS SUPPORTED
You can easily install almost any PHP frameworks and
micro-frameworks through a simple composer command.
Composer comes pre-installed on all servers.
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14. PHP FRAMEWORKS INSTALLATION GUIDES
How to Install Symfony on Cloudways
How to Install YII on Cloudways
How to Install CodeIgniter on Cloudways
How to Install CakePHP on Cloudways
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