3.1 Understanding the Installation Choices
Learn about the installation choices in Oracle Application Express.
Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) introduces the multitenant architecture. This
database architecture has a multitenant container database (CDB) that includes a root
container, CDB$ROOT, a seed database, PDB$SEED, and
multiple pluggable databases (PDBs). Each pluggable database is equivalent to a separate
database instance in Oracle Database release 11g. The root container,
CDB$ROOT, holds common objects that are accessible to every PDB
utilizing metadata links or object links. The seed database, PDB$SEED,
is used when creating a new PDB to seed the new database. The key benefit of the Oracle
Database 12c or later multitenant architecture is that the database resources, such as
CPU and memory, can be shared across all of the PDBs. This architecture also enables
many databases to be treated as one for tasks such as upgrades or patches, and backups.
When configuring multitenant architecture, Oracle Application Express is installed
in the root container database by default in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1). In
the default installation the root container, CDB$ROOT, includes the
APEX_040200 schema to store the common database objects for the
Application Express engine such as packages, functions, procedures and views. The seed
database, PDB$SEED, also includes the APEX_040200
schema to store the tables that are part of the Application Express engine.
You can create a new PDB by copying PDB$SEED, which includes the
APEX_190200 schema with the Application Express tables, and
creating metadata links back to the common database objects held in the
APEX_190200 schema within the CDB$ROOT. As such
there are multiple copies of the Application Express engine tables and only single
copies of the Application Express engine packages, functions, procedures and views. Each
PDB will have the APEX_190200 schema and have its own copy of the
Application Express engine's tables so that it can hold the metadata for the Application
Express applications defined within that PDB.
Tip:
Oracle recommends removing Oracle Application Express from the root container database for the majority of use cases, except for hosting companies or installations where all pluggable databases (PDBs) utilize Oracle Application Express and they all need to run the exact same release and patch set of Oracle Application Express.