Worpress Reset

So, first thing I come to is updating PHP so I can be compatible with the newest wordpress.  I quickly come to the conclusion that this is something i must do in linux.

https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/upgrading-your-linux-server-to-php-7--cms-27583

I start reading and first thing up: "Go ahead and purge all the current PHP"

and I'm like... "ahhh... yeah... about that..."

And now I am creating a copy AMI so if something goes wrong I have a 7/15/19 backup image to run from.  Only took about 2-5 minutes.

This guide is better actually:
https://fizzbuzzer.com/upgrading-php7-amazon-linux-ec2-instance/

And now I realize my server probably hasn't been updated since 2015.  Which is probably a PRETTY BIG DEAL.... ooo boy

step 1
"

Login to your Linux instance and perform the regular system updates first

1	$ sudo yum update

"

lol... fack


....

Some things to note about SUDO / Service / Linux

1. You're using linux, not unix.  lol

2. service commands like restart for things like httpd and mysqld require SUDO

EX:

$ service mysqld restart

cat: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid: Permission denied

$ sudo service mysqld restart

Stopping mysqld:                                           [  OK  ]

Starting mysqld:                                           [  OK  ]

:)

New FTP User Created

user: press

pass: std23

Seems to work!!

Setting up SSH on AMI Linux

Amazon: FAILED
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/SSL-on-amazon-linux-2.html

GoDaddy / Linux: FAILED
https://www.godaddy.com/help/manually-install-an-ssl-certificate-on-my-apache-server-centos-5238

GoDaddy / AWS Server: FAILED - DO NOT USE THIS STRAT... Will cost more money and not the legit way to go...
https://www.godaddy.com/help/manually-install-an-ssl-certificate-on-my-aws-server-32075


Well, after going 2.5 hours over the budget it's pretty clear this is going to take more work than I have time for to meet "live" deadline.  Will implement first thing after going live.

Warning  - Security