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Updated on 2025-07-17 GMT+08:00

Using RDS for MySQL to Set Up WordPress

WordPress is a blog platform developed based on PHP. It is usually used with RDS for MySQL database servers to help users build websites. This section describes how to set up WordPress in the Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) environment using Huawei Cloud VPC, ECS, and RDS for MySQL.

Preparations

During the setup, you will use the following services or tools:

  • Cloud services: Huawei Cloud ECS and RDS for MySQL.
  • MySQL client: a database configuration tool
  • PuTTY: a remote login tool

The previous software is provided by third-party websites. The information is just for your reference and not for commercial use.

Procedure