Lambda with AWS RDS Tutorial: Connecting to MySQL on Lambda using mysql-connector-python

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create an AWS Lambda function that connects to an Amazon RDS MySQL instance using the mysql-connector-python package. I'll guide you through the process of setting up your RDS instance, creating your Lambda function, and adding the mysql-connector-python package to your deployment package. I'll also show you how to write Python code to perform various database operations, and cover best practices for managing database connections in a serverless environment. If you're new to AWS Lambda and want to learn how to use it to interact with a MySQL database on Amazon RDS, then this video is for you. Follow along and build a simple Lambda function that connects to your RDS instance and executes SQL queries using the mysql-connector-python package. With the knowledge you gain from this video, you'll be able to build more complex serverless applications that rely on MySQL databases. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you'll find something valuable in this tutorial.

0:00 Introduction
0:30 Setting up Amazon RDS MySQL instance
2:30 Installing dependencies to deployment package
4:00 Creating the AWS Lambda function
6:45 Uploading the deployment package to Lambda
9:00 Configuring connection string credentials
10:15 Demoing SQL operations in Lambda, including inserting data, creating tables, showing tables, etc.