Written by Admin on 2025-05-06

How to Download WordPress DB from AWS EC2 Instance

If you're using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host your WordPress website on an EC2 instance, you might need to download your database (DB) at some point. Having a backup of your WordPress DB is a good practice that will help you restore your website in case of a disaster. In this article, we'll go through the steps to download your WordPress DB from your AWS EC2 instance.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that you have the following:

• AWS account
• EC2 instance running WordPress
• AWS CLI installed on your local machine
• AWS access key and secret key

Steps

1. Open your command line interface (CLI), such as Terminal on macOS or Command Prompt on Windows.

2. In your CLI, type the following command: aws rds create-db-snapshot --db-instance-identifier <your-db-instance> --db-snapshot-identifier <your-db-snapshot> Replace <your-db-instance> with your DB instance name and <your-db-snapshot> with your desired snapshot name. This command will create a snapshot of your DB instance.

3. Once the snapshot creation is complete, run the following command to check the status: aws rds describe-db-snapshots --db-snapshot-identifier <your-db-snapshot> This command will describe the properties of your newly created snapshot, including the status.

4. If the snapshot status is available, you can now download it using the following command: aws rds download-db-snapshot --db-snapshot-identifier <your-db-snapshot> --region <your-region> --output <your-file-name> Replace <your-region> with the region of your DB instance, such as us-west-2. Replace <your-file-name> with the name that you want to give to your downloaded DB file.

5. Wait until the download is complete, then check the directory where the file was downloaded. You now have a backup of your WordPress DB.

Conclusion

AWS offers many tools to help you manage your resources, and it's important to have a backup of your WordPress DB to avoid any potential data loss. With the steps detailed in this article, you'll be able to download your DB from your EC2 instance and keep a secure copy for future use.