Logging In to Administration Services

To set up your local development environment, you first must log in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services. This is a separate application for managing an entire Oracle Application Express instance.

To log in to the Oracle Application Express Administration Services:

1. In a Web browser, go to the Oracle Application Express Administration Services application. Depending on which setup you are using, Oracle Application Express is installed to one of these locations:

   • 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 HTTP Server is installed.

     • port is the port number assigned to Oracle XML DB HTTP Server. In a default installation, this number is 8080.

     • apex is the database access descriptor (DAD) defined in the configuration file.

       For users who have upgraded from earlier versions, or who have a custom configuration, this value may be htmldb or something else. Verify your DAD with your Oracle Application Express administrator.

     
     

     See Also: "Verifying the Oracle XML DB HTTP Server Port" in Oracle Application Express Application Builder User's Guide

     
     

   • If your setup uses the Oracle HTTP Server (Apache) with 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. You can find information about your Oracle HTTP Server installation's port number from either of the following files:

       ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\install\portlist.ini
       
       ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HTTPSERVER_HOME\Apache\Apache\conf\httpd.conf
       

       Be aware that if you change a port number, it is not updated in the portlist.ini file. You can only rely on this file immediately after installation.

     • 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 versions, or who have a custom configuration, this value may be htmldb or something else. Verify the DAD with your Oracle Application Express administrator.

       
       

       See Also: "Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers" in Oracle Application Express Installation Guide and ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HTTPSERVER_HOME\Apache\modplsql\conf\dads.readme for more information on database access descriptors

       
       

   The Login page appears.

2. In Username, enter the username you specified when you installed Oracle Application Express.

3. In Password, enter the Oracle Application Express administrator account password you specified when you installed Oracle Application Express.

4. Click Login.

   Oracle Application Express Administration Services appears.