Running on Amazon EC2

Learn how to effectively run PHP applications on Amazon EC2 in this comprehensive conference talk from PHP UK Conference 2011. Explore the basic premise of Amazon EC2 and delve into its additional features, including regions, availability zones, Elastic Block Store, and Elastic Load Balancing. Gain insights into instance types, reserved instances, and guaranteed availability. Discover techniques for booting from base images and implementing scripted provisioning using Chef. Examine Chef configuration, deployment, and limitations. Review a practical checklist for managing state and understand the terms and conditions of using Amazon EC2. Compare EC2 with alternative solutions and learn how to leverage the Elastic Load Balancer for optimal performance. Master the essentials of cloud computing for PHP developers in this informative 56-minute presentation.

Introduction
Basic Premise
Additional Features
Regions and Availability Zones
Availability Zones
Elastic Block Store
Elastic Load Balancing
Relational Data Store
Instances
Reserved instances
Guaranteed availability
Hardware failure
Booting on
Base of images
Scripted provisioning
Chef
Chef Solo
Chef Configuration
Chef Deployment
Chef Review
Chef Limitations
Checklist
Booga
Load Curve
Managing State
Terms and Conditions
Alternatives
Elastic Load Balancer