WordPress/Backend disconnect on AWS Linux ec2

  • rmikedown

    (@rmikedown)


    7 years, 9 months ago

    Hi guys,

    I’ve messed around with AWS for a while now, and have had a number of issues, despite following their set up guide to a T (as seen here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-lamp-amazon-linux-2.html)

    Things will work for a few days and then inevitably break. The site seems to work ok with cloudwatch set up. When some status check fails, it reboots and works again. One thing I didn’t realize until now was that none of the images, or plug-ins, or themes I downloaded on wordpress actually ended up in my wordpress folder on the server. I recently downloaded everything from my server using Filezilla, and was surprised to see nothing. I’ve done SQL queries before and retrieved data from the backend that way, but the images are a mystery. I had planned to just take all that data and switch to a different web hosting service, because Amazon doesn’t provide any of this kind of support. But if I can solve this it would probably save me a ton of time, and for that, I thank you for taking the time to respond and setting me on the right path!

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    7 years, 9 months ago

    The files are not in sub-folders of wp-content, itself a sub-folder of your wordpress installation? It’s possible to move wp-content and its various sub-folders. This is done by defining specific constants in wp-config.php. Check your wp-config.php for any such constants as specified in Editing wp-config.php. If nothing else, wouldn’t inserted images in posts give you a clue to where they are stored by their path?

    I agree that switching to a traditional host would be a good idea. As you know, running a server on AWS means you are totally on your own managing your own web server. This is not something average users should consider, there are many security concerns that must be addressed and web security is a constantly moving target. It’s really only suited for people with good experience in running a web server.

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