Creating a new database instance is relatively easy. 1. From the RDS console, select the Region you want to create your database in. You can find this option in the upper right corner. 2. Click Create database. You can find this option in the middle of the page. 3. Select your database engine and click Next. 4. Configure your MySQL RDS Instance with the appropriate settings and click Next. 5. In the Configure advanced settings page, supply the remaining settings information. 6. Click Enable deletion, found in the Deletion protection section. 7. Click Create database. Read more about How to Create an AWS MySQL Database with Amazon RDS