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Don't worry I update and upgrade compulsively.
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Don't worry I update and upgrade compulsively.

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I was wondering why I should use Amazon Web Services for a relational database instead of just running the database on the server.<br />
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The application is as follows - apps will be able to enter data into this database. PHP will be able to export a CSV file.<br />
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I was going to use cryptography to secure remote access from the app. Would this be more desirable than a static IP VPN?<br />
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I'm leaning towards just having the database run on the server.
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I was wondering why I should use Amazon Web Services for a relational database instead of just running the database on the server.

The application is as follows - apps will be able to enter data into this database. PHP will be able to export a CSV file.

I was going to use cryptography to secure remote access from the app. Would this be more desirable than a static IP VPN?

I'm leaning towards just having the database run on the server.

Why use Amazon Web Services databases instead of just running a virtual Linux server?

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.

Databases

A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over a network. It is a software function provided at a network address over the Web with the service always on as in the concept of utility computing. A web service has an interface described in Web Services Description Language (WSDL). Other systems interact with the Web service in a manner prescribed by its description using SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) messages. There are two major classes of Web services: REST-compliant web services, and Arbitrary web services.

Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS), is a collection of remote computing services, also called web services, that make up a cloud-computing platform  operated from 11 geographical regions across the world. The most central and well-known of these services include Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, also known as "EC2", and Amazon Simple Storage Service, also known as "S3". Other services include Elastic MapReduce (EMR), Route 53 (a DNS web service),  provides a highly available and scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), storage, database, deployment and application services.