Step by step Oracle Apex 20.

1
installation on Windows and Unix/Linux
 systems.
 2020-11-21 23:29:00  Programming, Software and
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Step 1 Download Apex
Step 2. Unzip in desired Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a low-code development platform that enables
location  you to build scalable, secure enterprise apps, with world-class features, that can be
Step 3. Open Terminal or deployed anywhere. Here are the step by step instructions to install Oracle Apex 20.1
CMD  on Windows and Unix/Linux systems. 
Step 4. Connect database 
Oracle Apex Installation Requirements
Oracle Application Express release 20.1 requires 
Step 5. Select PDB Database 
an Oracle Database release 18c or later,
Step 6. Run apex installation
OS Windows 10 / Linux 
Script 
There are the steps to install Oracle Application Express release 20.1.

Step 7. Set Admin Password 

Step 8. Run Image Script 
Step 9. Unlock the
Step 1 Download Apex
APEX_PUBLIC_USER   To download Oracle Application Express release 20.1, go to following link:
Step 10. Run Configure Apex https://www.oracle.com/tools/downloads/apex-201-downloads.html
RESTful Service Script 
Step 11. Set the HTTP port 

Step 2. Unzip in desired location 

After downloading, you will get a zip file named something like - apex_20.1. Copy the
file from the default download folder and paste it to the folder in which you want to
install Oracle Apex 20.1, for example, I moved this file to F:\oracle\apex20, and after
extracting the file, I got the "apex" directory here. Now the complete path of my Oracle
Apex installation is F:\oracle\apex19\apex.

 On Unix/Linux your directory path could be like /home/oracle/apex20_1 for example.

Step 3. Open Terminal or CMD 

Open the command prompt (CMD) on Windows or Terminal on Unix/Linux and
changed the directory to the F:\oracle\apex20_1 as follows:

On Windows:

cd F:\oracle\apex20_1\apex

On Unix/Linux:

cd /home/oracle/apex20_1/apex

Step 4. Connect database 

Now you need to run all the Oracle Apex 19.1 installation scripts from this
(F:\oracle\apex19\apex) location. Start the SQL*PLUS with SYS user credentials to
connect to the Oracle Database as shown in the following example:
 [oracle@oradb apex]$ sqlplus /nolog

SQL*Plus: Release 19.0.0.0.0 - Production on Sat Nov 21 15:28:17 2020

Version 19.3.0.0.0

 Copyright (c) 1982, 2019, Oracle. All rights reserved.

SQL> connect sys as sysdba

Quick Link Enter password:
Step 1 Download Apex Connected.
Step 2. Unzip in desired SQL>
location 
Step 3. Open Terminal or
CMD 
Step 4. Connect database  Step 5. Select PDB Database 
In Multitenant architecture, Oracle has a great option to create different databases for
Step 5. Select PDB Database 
specific applications such as sales database, hr database. So installing apex in
Step 6. Run apex installation
different PDB is good to maintain and you can install apex in different PDB databases.
Script 
For that we can see what PDBs exist in the instance and need to alter session for that
PDB using following commands. 
Step 7. Set Admin Password 
Step 8. Run Image Script  Show pdbs; 
Step 9. Unlock the alter session set container=pdbdev;
APEX_PUBLIC_USER  
Step 10. Run Configure Apex So now, pdbdev is selected to install Apex 20. 
RESTful Service Script 
Step 11. Set the HTTP port 

Step 6. Run apex installation Script 

At first, we need to run apexins.sql passing the following four arguments in the order
shown:

@apexins.sql tablespace_apex tablespace_files tablespace_temp images

For understanding:

tablespace_apex is the name of the tablespace for the Oracle Application Express
application user.
tablespace_files is the name of the tablespace for the Oracle Application Express files
user.
tablespace_temp is the name of the temporary tablespace or tablespace group.
images is the virtual directory for Oracle Application Express images. For installations
using EPG, /i/ is the required value for the images argument. To support future Oracle
Application Express upgrades, define the virtual image directory as /i/.
So now run this: 

@apexins.sql SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/

it will create many files and finally shows the message as like: 

………………...

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

1 row selected.

...null1.sql
 Step 7. Set Admin Password 
 Now run the change password script for the ADMIN user as following and the
password must follow the complexity rules, for example, I provided the password as
Apex#2020.
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 @apxchpwd.sql
Step 1 Download Apex
Step 2. Unzip in desired
location 
Step 3. Open Terminal or
CMD 
Step 8. Run Image Script 
Now run the script to copy the Oracle Apex 20.1 images to the apex/images folder.
Step 4. Connect database 
Run the script as follows:

Step 5. Select PDB Database 

@apex_epg_config.sql F:\oracle\apex20_1\
Step 6. Run apex installation
Script 
 

Step 7. Set Admin Password  Note: As I copied the Oracle Apex zip file to the F:\oracle\apex20_1 folder, so I am

Step 8. Run Image Script  specifying the same directory here for “apex_epg_config.sql” script. Do not include the

Step 9. Unlock the apex folder in this path.

APEX_PUBLIC_USER  
Step 10. Run Configure Apex
RESTful Service Script  Step 9. Unlock the
Step 11. Set the HTTP port  APEX_PUBLIC_USER  
Unlock the APEX_PUBLIC_USER account and specify the password. Don’t forget to
connect to Oracle using SQL*PLUS if disconnected and make sure you are connected
with PDB. 

ALTER USER APEX_PUBLIC_USER ACCOUNT UNLOCK;

To change the password for the APEX_PUBLIC_USER account:

ALTER USER APEX_PUBLIC_USER IDENTIFIED BY Pusr#123;

Step 10. Run Configure Apex RESTful

Service Script 
 @apex_rest_config.sql

This will ask you to give APEX_LISTENER and APEX_PUBLIC_USER password to

set which will be used later for the ORDS setup. 

Step 11. Set the HTTP port 

 if using HTTP server, execute the following command:

EXEC DBMS_XDB.SETHTTPPORT(8181);

Now the installation of Oracle Apex 20.1 has been completed, and you test the
installation by entering the following URL in the browser:
http://localhost:8181/apex/apex_admin
 Your playground is ready. 

Play and Enjoy. 

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*** Optional: If face problem in first login: 
Step 1 Download Apex
Step 2. Unzip in desired Sometime, after installing Apex, when we try to login in this

location  http://localhost:8181/apex/apex_admin, it shows a popup login and could not login

Step 3. Open Terminal or this. 

CMD  Mostly this occurs because the ANONYMOUS account is locked and/or expired.
Step 4. Connect database 

Step 5. Select PDB Database  In this situation, Log in to main container database (not PDB) and run the following
Step 6. Run apex installation query to determine status:
Script 
select account_status from dba_users where username = 'ANONYMOUS';

Step 7. Set Admin Password 

If account_status is expired and locked, run the following:
Step 8. Run Image Script 
Step 9. Unlock the
alter user ANONYMOUS identified by anonymous;
APEX_PUBLIC_USER  
alter user ANONYMOUS account unlock;
Step 10. Run Configure Apex
RESTful Service Script 
 And try again to login. 
Step 11. Set the HTTP port 
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