**To create a layer** The following ``create-layer`` command creates a PHP App Server layer named MyPHPLayer in a specified stack. :: aws opsworks create-layer --region us-east-1 --stack-id f6673d70-32e6-4425-8999-265dd002fec7 --type php-app --name MyPHPLayer --shortname myphplayer *Output*:: { "LayerId": "0b212672-6b4b-40e4-8a34-5a943cf2e07a" } **More Information** For more information, see `How to Create a Layer`_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*. .. _`How to Create a Layer`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workinglayers-basics-create.html