This chapter provides an overview of installing Oracle Application Express and describes issues to consider before installing.
This chapter contains these topics:
The installation process consists of four parts:
Plan your installation: This chapter offers an overview of the steps required to install Oracle Application Express.
Verify installation requirements: "Oracle Application Express Installation Requirements" describes the minimum requirements that your system must meet before you install the software.
Install the software: Use the following sections to install Oracle Application Express:
"Installing the Software" describes how to install the software.
"Oracle Application Express Troubleshooting" provides installation troubleshooting advice.
Complete post-installation tasks: "Oracle Application Express Post-installation Tasks" describes recommended and required postinstallation tasks.
Installing Oracle Application Express consists of the following steps:
Install the database objects that make up Oracle Application Express in an Oracle database. See "Installing the Software".
Choose an HTTP Server. See "Choosing an HTTP Server".
If you are using Oracle HTTP Server as your Web server, copy the Images Directory. See "Copying the Images Directory".
Configure your HTTP Server. See "About Configuring the Embedded PL/SQL Gateway" or "About Configuring Oracle HTTP Server".
Log in to Oracle Application Express. See "About Logging In to Oracle Application Express".
If you have version 1.5.0.00.33, 1.5.1.00.12, 1.6.0.00.87, 1.6.1.00.03, 2.0.0.00.49, or 2.2.1.00.04 of Oracle Application Express, running this install upgrades your Oracle Application Express instance to version 3.0. This install also creates Oracle Application Express 3.0 database objects in a new schema and migrates the application metadata to the new version.