2.2 Accessing Oracle Application Express Administration Services

Note:

Functionality in the Administration Services application is not available in Oracle Database Cloud Service (Database Schema).

To access Oracle Application Express Administration Services:

In a web browser, navigate to the Oracle Application Express Administration Services application. By default, Oracle Application Express Administration Services installs to the following location:
- If your setup uses the Oracle REST Data Services, go to:
```
http://hostname:port/apex/apex_admin
```
  Where:
  - hostname is the name of the system where Oracle REST Data Services is installed.
  - port is the port number assigned when configuring the Oracle REST Data Services. In a default installation, this number is 8080. To learn more, see Oracle REST Data Services Installation, Configuration, and Development Guide.
  - apex is the service name defined when configuring the Oracle REST Data Services.
- If your setup uses the embedded PL/SQL gateway, go to:
```
http://hostname:port/apex/apex_admin
```
  Where:
  - hostname is the name of the system where Oracle XML DB Protocol Server is installed.
  - port is the port number assigned to HTTP on the Oracle XML DB Protocol Server. In a default installation, this number is 8080.
  - apex is the Database Access Descriptor (DAD) defined in the configuration file.
- If your setup uses Apache and mod_plsql, go to:
```
http://hostname:port/pls/apex/apex_admin
```
  Where:
  - hostname is the name of the system where Oracle HTTP Server is installed.
  - port is the port number assigned to Oracle HTTP Server. In a default installation, this number is 7777.
  - pls is the indicator to use the mod_plsql cartridge.
  - apex is the Database Access Descriptor (DAD) defined in the mod_plsql configuration file.
    
    For users who have upgraded from earlier releases, or who have a custom configuration, this value may be htmldb or something else. Verify your DAD with your Instance administrator.
The Sign In page appears.
In Username, enter the username of an Instance administrator.
In Password, enter your Instance administrator account password.

Tip:
admin is the default Instance administrator account. As a post installation step, administrators can run the script apxchpwd.sql to create one or more Instance administrator accounts or change passwords for these accounts. To learn more, see the "Creating or Updating Your Instance Administration Account" section for your Web Listener in Oracle Application Express Installation Guide. To create and manage additional Instance administrator accounts, see also "Creating New User Accounts in Administration Services."
Click Sign In to Administration.

Oracle Application Express Administration Services appears.