6.2 Downloading and Installing Oracle Application Express
Learn about downloading and installing Oracle Application Express.
How you install Oracle Application Express depends upon by the type of database you into which you are installing. This section describes how to download and install Oracle Application Express.
- Installing Application Express
Install Oracle Application Express by downloading a ZIP file from the Oracle Application Express download page. - Creating or Updating Your Instance Administration Account
Learn how to create or update Instance Administrator account. - Restarting Processes
Restart the processes that you stopped before you began the installation. - Configuring the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
It is important to correctly configure theAPEX_PUBLIC_USER
account to enable proper operation of Oracle Application Express. - Configuring RESTful Services
In a new installation of Oracle Application Express, you must run the configuration scriptapex_rest_config.sql
to configure RESTful Services.
6.2.1 Installing Application Express
Install Oracle Application Express by downloading a ZIP file from the Oracle Application Express download page.
To install Oracle Application Express:
When Application Express installs, it creates the following database accounts:
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APEX_210100
- This account owns the Application Express schema and metadata. -
FLOWS_FILES
- This account owns the Application Express uploaded files. -
APEX_PUBLIC_USER
- This minimally privileged account is used for Application Express configuration with Oracle REST Data Services or Oracle HTTP Server andmod_plsql
.
If you configured RESTful Web services, then these additional accounts will be created:
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APEX_REST_PUBLIC_USER
- The account used when invoking RESTful Services definitions stored in Oracle Application Express. -
APEX_LISTENER
- The account used to query RESTful Services definitions stored in Oracle Application Express.
If you are upgrading from a previous release, then FLOWS_FILES
already exists and APEX_PUBLIC_USER
is created if it does not already exist.
See Also:
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"Configuring Password Protection" in Oracle Database Security Guide
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"SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference" for more information about SQL*Plus
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Oracle Application Express must be installed from a writable directory on the file system. See "Reviewing a Log of an Installation Session"
Parent topic: Downloading and Installing Oracle Application Express
6.2.2 Creating or Updating Your Instance Administration Account
Learn how to create or update Instance Administrator account.
This section describes how to create or update your Instance Administrator account.
Tip:
Skip this section if you are upgrading from a previous release of Oracle Application Express. In an upgrade scenario, the Instance Administrator account and password is preserved and carried over from the prior release.
- What Is an Instance Administrator?
Instance administrators are superusers that are responsible for managing an entire Oracle Application Express instance, including managing workspace provisioning, configuring features and instance settings, and managing security. - About apxchpwd.sql
Running theapxchpwd.sql
script enables you to create or update your Instance Administrator account. - Running apxchpwd.sql
Run theapxchpwd.sql
script to create and update your Instance Administrator account.
Parent topic: Downloading and Installing Oracle Application Express
6.2.2.1 What Is an Instance Administrator?
Instance administrators are superusers that are responsible for managing an entire Oracle Application Express instance, including managing workspace provisioning, configuring features and instance settings, and managing security.
To perform these tasks, an Instance administrator signs in to the Oracle Application Express Administration Services application.
See Also:
"Oracle Application Express Administration Services" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide
6.2.2.2 About apxchpwd.sql
Running the apxchpwd.sql
script enables you to create or update your Instance Administrator account.
You must run the apxchpwd.sql
script in the following
scenarios:
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New Oracle Application Express installations - Run
apxchpwd.sql
to create an Instance Administrator account and password. -
Converting of a runtime environment to a development environment - Run
apxchpwd.sql
to change the Instance Administrator account password. -
Changing Your Instance Administrator Password -Run
apxchpwd.sql
to change the password for an existing Instance Administrator account. -
Unlocking Your Instance Administrator Account - Run
apxchpwd.sql
to unlock an existing Instance Administrator account.
Tip:
You do not need to run apxchpwd.sql
when upgrading from a previous release of Oracle Application Express. In an upgrade scenario, the Instance Administrator account password is preserved and carried over from the prior release.
6.2.2.3 Running apxchpwd.sql
Run the apxchpwd.sql
script to create and update your Instance Administrator account.
To create or update your Instance Administrator account:
See Also:
SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference for more information about SQL*Plus
6.2.3 Restarting Processes
Restart the processes that you stopped before you began the installation.
After you install Oracle Application Express, you must restart the processes that you stopped before you began the installation.
Parent topic: Downloading and Installing Oracle Application Express
6.2.4 Configuring the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
It is important to correctly configure the APEX_PUBLIC_USER
account to enable proper operation of Oracle Application Express.
- About the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
TheAPEX_PUBLIC_USER
account is created with a random password in a new installation of Oracle Application Express. - Unlocking the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
Unlock theAPEX_PUBLIC_USER
account by running a SQL statement. - Changing the Password for the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
Change the password for theAPEX_PUBLIC_USER
account by running a SQL statement. - About Password Expiration in Oracle Database 11g and Later
You can setPASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
parameter to unlimited by alteringAPEX_PUBLIC_USER
to prevent password expiration. To do this create another profile in which thePASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
parameter is set to unlimited and alter theAPEX_PUBLIC_USER
account and assign it to the new profile.
Parent topic: Downloading and Installing Oracle Application Express
6.2.4.1 About the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
The APEX_PUBLIC_USER
account is created with a random password in a new installation of Oracle Application Express.
You must change the password for this account before configuring the database access descriptor (DAD) in a new installation.
Parent topic: Configuring the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
6.2.4.2 Unlocking the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
Unlock the APEX_PUBLIC_USER
account by running a SQL statement.
Tip:
If you are upgrading from a prior release of Oracle Application Express, this step is unnecessary.
To unlock the APEX_PUBLIC_USER
account:
Parent topic: Configuring the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
6.2.4.3 Changing the Password for the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
Change the password for the APEX_PUBLIC_USER
account by running a SQL statement.
Tip:
If you are upgrading from a prior release of Oracle Application Express, this step is unnecessary.
To change the password for the APEX_PUBLIC_USER
account:
Parent topic: Configuring the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
6.2.4.4 About Password Expiration in Oracle Database 11g and Later
You can set PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
parameter to unlimited by altering APEX_PUBLIC_USER
to prevent password expiration. To do this create another profile in which the PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
parameter is set to unlimited and alter the APEX_PUBLIC_USER
account and assign it to the new profile.
In the default profile in Oracle Database 11g or later, the parameter PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
is set to 180. If you are using Oracle Database 11g or later with Oracle Application Express, this causes the password for APEX_PUBLIC_USER
to expire in 180 days. As a result, your Oracle Application Express instance will become unusable until you change the password.
See Also:
Oracle Database Security Guide for information on creating profiles and assigning them to database users
Parent topic: Configuring the APEX_PUBLIC_USER Account
6.2.5 Configuring RESTful Services
In a new installation of Oracle Application Express, you must run the
configuration script apex_rest_config.sql
to
configure RESTful Services.
Once configured, the instance administrator can control the availability of the feature. If the instance administrator has disabled RESTful Services for this Application Express instance, RESTful Services are not available for this instance and the RESTful Services icon does not display.
To configure RESTful Services in Oracle Application Express:
See Also:
"Enabling RESTful Services for an Instance" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide
Parent topic: Downloading and Installing Oracle Application Express