Deploying MySQL on RDS and Joining Tables Like It's Production

Short summary

A step-by-step lab tutorial for deploying MySQL on AWS RDS, connecting from an EC2 Linux server, and running SQL JOINs between two tables. It covers RDS configuration choices to control costs, security group setup for port 3306, and demonstrates an INNER JOIN pattern between student and certification tables. The tutorial is framed as a cloud practitioner challenge lab exercise.

• •Launch RDS with cost-conscious settings: single-AZ, gp2 storage, no Provisioned IOPS
• •Security groups are the #1 connection blocker — verify port 3306 inbound rules
• •Base table + event table + INNER JOIN mirrors a common production data pattern

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