Logging in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services

Oracle Application Express administrators are responsible for managing an entire Oracle Application Express instance. To perform these tasks, an Oracle Application Express administrator logs in to the Oracle Application Express Administration Services application.

To log in to 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:

   • 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. See "Verifying the Oracle XML DB HTTP Server Port" in Oracle Application Express Application Builder User’s Guide.

     • apex is the database access descriptor (DAD) defined in the 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 Oracle Application Express administrator.

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

   The Login page appears.

2. In Username, enter admin.

   
   

   Tip: admin is the default Oracle Application Express administrator account. To create additional Oracle Application Express administrator accounts, see "Creating New User Accounts"

   
   

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.