AWS RDS How to set up a MySQL Database

Question

I have a Java application running on successfully on Amazon Web Services Elastic Beanstalk.

I am trying to set up MySQL. I have created a DB In

Answer 1

The problem has to do with your database and the security group. Hover to the "i" icon next to the Cluster Endpoint.

A popup will appear with the security groups. Hit the first default link and you will be redirected to the security groups configuration. Then you have to edit the security group and add an inbound rule in order to include your local ip.

Keep in mind that this will work only if your rds is on a public subnet.

This link is pretty helpful for troubleshooting.

More information on security groups