and connecting to a database
• Select the box to confirm: I acknowledge that upon instance deletion, automated backups, including system snapshots and point-in-time recovery, will no longer be available.
• Enter "delete me" into the box To confirm deletion, type delete me into the field.
• Choose Delete. This action can't be undone.
The database shows a status of Deleting until deletion is complete.
Creating a MySQL DB instance and connecting to a database on a MySQL DB instance
The easiest way to create a DB instance is to use the AWS Management Console. After you have created the DB instance, you can use standard MySQL utilities such as MySQL Workbench to connect to a database on the DB instance.
Important
Before you can create or connect to a DB instance, make sure to complete the tasks in Setting up for Amazon RDS (p. 92).
Topics
• Creating a MySQL DB instance (p. 115)
• Connecting to a database on a DB instance running the MySQL database engine (p. 119)
• Deleting a DB instance (p. 122)
Creating a MySQL DB instance
The basic building block of Amazon RDS is the DB instance. This environment is where you run your MySQL databases.
You can use Easy create to create a DB instance running MySQL with the AWS Management Console.
With Easy create, you specify only the DB engine type, DB instance size, and DB instance identifier. Easy create uses the default settings for the other configuration options. When you use Standard create instead of Easy create, you specify more configuration options when you create a database, including ones for availability, security, backups, and maintenance.
In this example, you use Easy create to create a DB instance running the MySQL database engine with a db.t2.micro DB instance class.
NoteFor information about creating DB instances with Standard create, see Creating an Amazon RDS DB instance (p. 174).
To create a MySQL DB instance with Easy create
1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://
console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
2. In the upper-right corner of the Amazon RDS console, choose the AWS Region in which you want to create the DB instance.
3. In the navigation pane, choose Databases.
4. Choose Create database and make sure that Easy create is chosen.
Creating a MySQL DB instance
5. In Configuration, choose MySQL.
6. For DB instance size, choose Free tier.
7. For DB instance identifier, enter a name for the DB instance, or leave the default name.
8. For Master username, enter a name for the master user, or leave the default name.
The Create database page should look similar to the following image.
Creating a MySQL DB instance
9. To use an automatically generated master password for the DB instance, make sure that the Auto generate a password box is selected.
Creating a MySQL DB instance
To enter your master password, clear the Auto generate a password box, and then enter the same password in Master password and Confirm password.
10. (Optional) Open View default settings for Easy create.
You can examine the default settings used with Easy create. The Editable after database is created column shows which options you can change after database creation.
• To change settings with No in that column, use Standard create.
• To change settings with Yes in that column, either use Standard create, or modify the DB instance after it is created to change the settings.
The following are important considerations for changing the default settings:
• In some cases, you might want your DB instance to use a specific virtual private cloud (VPC) based on the Amazon VPC service. Or you might require a specific subnet group or security group. If so,
Connecting to a database on a DB instance running MySQL
use Standard create to specify these resources. You might have created these resources when you set up for Amazon RDS. For more information, see Provide access to your DB instance in your VPC by creating a security group (p. 95).
• If you want to be able to access the DB instance from a client outside of its VPC, use Standard create to set Public access to Yes.
If the DB instance should be private, leave Public access set to No.
11. Choose Create database.
If you chose to use an automatically generated password, the View credential details button appears on the Databases page.
To view the master user name and password for the DB instance, choose View credential details.
You can use the user name and password that appears to connect to the DB instance as the master user.
Important
You can't view the master user password again. If you don't record it, you might have to change it.
If you need to change the master user password after the DB instance is available, you can modify the DB instance to do so. For more information about modifying a DB instance, see Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance (p. 308).
12. In the Databases list, choose the name of the new MySQL DB instance.
On the RDS console, the details for new DB instance appear. The DB instance has a status of
Creating until the DB instance is ready to use. When the state changes to Available, you can connect to the DB instance. Depending on the DB instance class and the amount of storage, it can take up to 20 minutes before the new instance is available.