1. Administration Guide
  2. Oracle Application Express Administration Services
  3. Signing In To Oracle Application Express Administration Services

Signing In To Oracle Application Express Administration Services

Sign in to the Oracle Application Express Administration Services to manage an Oracle Application Express instance.

To access Oracle Application Express Administration Services:

  1. 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:

    • For 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.

      • apex is the service name defined when configuring the Oracle REST Data Services.

    • For 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.

    • For 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.

  2. In Username, enter the username of the Instance administrator.
  3. 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.

  4. Click Sign In to Administration.

    Oracle Application Express Administration Services appears.

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Parent topic: Oracle Application Express Administration Services