Can't SSH into EC2 instance created with Rubber

Question

I suppose the title is not entirely accurate. I am able to login to an instance, but I do not see my application in any of the directories. My sense is that I am ssh'ing into the wrong directory.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.

Answer 1

When you ssh into your AWS instance, you're dropped into your home directory, just as if you're running your own server. From the terminal, try typing:

pwd

You'll likely see something like:

/home/ec2-user

Note that this is your home directory and not your application directory. In other words, your Document Root (where the web application starts with /index.php) is likely something like /var/www/html, so try typing:

cd /var/www/html
ls

The "ls" command shows you the contents of this directory. Here is where you'll build your web application.