APEX Configuration - 11g

APEX is included with the default Oracle11g installation. You can check if the APEX component is included in the installation by verifying the existence of apex directory under $OH and also by checking DBA_REGISTRY:

SQL> Select comp_name, version, status from dba_registry where comp_name
2 like '%Express%';

COMP_NAME VERSION STATUS
------------------------------ ------------------------------ -----------
Oracle Expression Filter 11.1.0.6.0 VALID
Oracle Application Express 3.0.1.00.08 VALID

Configuring APEX

1. Login as SYSDBA and run the script $OH/apex/apxconf

SQL> @apxconf

PORT
----------
8080

Enter values below for the XDB HTTP listener port and the password for the Application Express ADMIN user.
Default values are in brackets [ ].
Press Enter to accept the default value.


Enter a password for the ADMIN user [] chandra
Enter a port for the XDB HTTP listener [ 8080]
...changing HTTP Port

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.


PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.


Session altered.

...changing password for ADMIN

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.


Commit complete.

SQL>

2. Set the port number:

SQL> exec dbms_xdb.sethttpport(8080);

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

3. Unlock the ANONYMOUS ACCOUNT:

4. Logon to APEX using http://hostname:8080/apex/apex_admin



Use ADMIN as the username and the password which we used at step one above.



5. Create a WORKSPACE










With this we will have a WORKSPACE to start creating our own applications.