how to start and stop ec2 instances using php aws sdk

Question

pretty new with the aws sdk, looking to start. i've installed the sdk and everything but how do I start the ec2 instances using the php sdk? Some code samples would really be useful.

Answer 1

Here is a basic example of starting a machine from a defined AMI:

$image_id  = 'ami-3d4ff254'; //Ubuntu 12.04
$min       = 1;              //the minimum number of instances to start
$max       = 1;              //the maximum number of instances to start
$options   = array(
    'SecurityGroupId' => 'default',  //replace with your security group id
    'InstanceType'    => 't1.micro',
    'KeyName'         => 'keypair',  //the name of your keypair for auth
    'InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior' => 'terminate' //terminate on shutdown
);

require_once('AWSSDKforPHP/sdk.class.php');

$ec2 = new AmazonEC2();

$response = $ec2->run_instances($image_id, $min, $max, $options);

if(!$response->isOK()){
    echo "Start failed\n";
}

This is assuming you have your AWS credentials setup properly ... Hopefully this gets you pointed in the right direction ...