Update deprecated php platform on Elastic Beanstalk - amazon-web-services

When I log in Elastic Beanstalk, I see that my platform is deprecated:
I guess it is because of the 7.2 PHP version that is now unsupported.
But when I click on change I don't see any higher version. In addition I can't find where in ElasticBeanstalk I can change the PHP version of my app.

The support for 64bit Amazon Linux 2018.03 v2.9.17 running PHP 7.2 finished on May 2, 2021. The only current versions of EB for PHP are based on Amazon Linux 2 (AL2).
Since AL1 is largely different then AL1 (what you have now), the only way to upgrade is to perform migration from AL1 to AL2 as explained in:
Migrating your Elastic Beanstalk Linux application to Amazon Linux 2

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Can we upgrade Amazon linux to amazon linux 2

I have my existing servers on Amazon Linux, now we are planning to upgrade it to amazon linux2. How do we do that?
Do we have a set of steps to upgrade or do we need to launch a new Ec2 instance using Amazon Linux2 Image and re-install our apps on top of it?
From Amazon Linux 2 FAQs:
Can I perform an in-place upgrade from an existing version of Amazon Linux AMI to Amazon Linux 2?
No, an in-place upgrade from the existing Amazon Linux image to Amazon Linux 2 is not supported. We recommend that you test your application on a fresh installation of Amazon Linux 2 first before migrating.

How do I change the platform branch when cloning an environment?

I need help fixing a deprecated Elastic Beanstalk Environment running Python with Amazon Linux. Based on the information provided Amazon Linux is deprecated and I have to switch the platform to Amazon Linux 2. My Elastic Beanstalk status is severe and my web portal is not working.
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I tried to clone the platform and simply change to the recommended supported platform Amazon Linux2 however the option to switch is not provided as seen in the screenshot below:
How do I get this done the easy way without having to do it from scratch?
Please help. Thank you.
How do I get this done the easy way without having to do it from scratch?
You can't. It must be done manually as EB platforms based on AL2 are much different then those based on AL1. AWS provides a guide how to do it:
Migrating your Elastic Beanstalk Linux application to Amazon Linux 2

Unable to upgrade platform version on Elastic Beanstalk

Currently my workload is running on "Tomcat 8.5 with Java 8 running on 64bit Amazon Linux/3.3.9" and want to upgrade to Amazon Linux 2 and run my workload on "Tomcat 8.5 with Corretto 8 running on 64bit Amazon Linux 2/4.2.5". For testing was trying to clone the existing environment but don't see an option to upgrade the platform. The platform option is greyed out. Is this by design or am i doing something wrong ?
Is this by design or am i doing something wrong ?
Its by design and you have to do it manually. The reason is that EB platforms based on Amazon Linux (AL1) are incomtabile with those based on AL2. This means that there is no automated procedure for the upgrade. You have to follow the AWS docs to do manual upgrade:
Migrating your Elastic Beanstalk Linux application to Amazon Linux 2

How to update platform version in AWS ElasticBeanStalk?

We have a production ElasticBeanStalk on N.Virginia region. This environment uses a deprecated platform branch. Amazon recommended that we upgrade to a supported platform branch.
Platform branch - Node.js running on 64bit Amazon Linux
Current Platform version - 4.10.2
Current node js version - 10.16.3
Recommended Platform version - 4.17.9
I just tried to upgrade to a supported platform branch for Elastic Beanstalk. When I try to change the version in Platform, Amazon recommend us to clone the current environment, which creates a newer version of the platform, and then swap the CNAME of the environments.
After I cloned my environment, its Health status like "No Data".
When I try to change the Platform version in cloned environment, it doesn't allow me to update due to Health status is Invalid state.
Can any one please advice on this issue? Thanks in Advance.
Nodejs 4.17.9 is only available for 64bit Amazon Linux 2 v5.4.4 running Node.js 14 EB platform version. This EB is based on Amazon Linux 2 (AL2). Your current version uses AL1. They are incompatible with each other.
This means you have to manually migrate your current EB application to new environment based on AL2. The general steps for this are described in AWS docs:
Migrating your Elastic Beanstalk Linux application to Amazon Linux 2

How to install GUI (Desktop) in Amazon Linux 2 AMI

I am trying to install GUI on my Amazon Linux 2 AMI. I tried several solutions like GNNOME and Mate Desktop, but when I try to install desktop by group list I get a warning:
group Desktop does not exist or GNOME does not exist.
How can I resolve this issue?
This is now supported.
See this article in the AWS knowledge base:
How do I install a GUI on my Amazon EC2 instance running Amazon Linux 2?
Last updated: 2021-04-20
I want to install a graphical user interface (GUI) in my Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance running Amazon Linux 2. How do I do this?
Short description
To install a GUI on your EC2 Linux instance, do the following:
Install the MATE desktop environment. MATE is a lightweight GUI based on GNOME 2 available as an extra for Amazon Linux 2. The Amazon Linux 2 offering of Amazon WorkSpaces uses MATE. For more information about MATE, see the MATE desktop environment website.
Install a virtual network computing (VNC) service, such as TigerVNC. For more information about TigerVNC, see the tigervnc.org website.
Connect to the GUI using the VNC.
(Optional) Install a web browser, such as Firefox or Chromium. For more information on Firefox, see the mozilla.org website. For more information on Chromium, see the chromium.org website.
Note: These instructions apply only to Amazon Linux 2. To confirm the version that you're running, run the following command:
cat /etc/os-release