Logging in to Your Oracle Application Express Workspace

Once you create a workspace, you must log in to it using your login credentials (that is, the workspace name, user name, and password).

To log in to a workspace:

1. In a Web browser, navigate to the Oracle Application Express Login page. By default, Oracle Application Express installs to the following location:

   • If your setup uses the embedded PL/SQL gateway, go to:

     http://hostname:port/apex
     

     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 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 the Oracle Application Express Listener, go to:

     http://hostname:port/apex
     

     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, for Oracle WebLogic Server this number is 7001, in OC4J this number is 8888, and in Oracle Glassfish Server this number is 8080. These defaults are correct at the time of the writing of this document. Please review the related Web server documentation for the latest default port if necessary.

     • apex is the mount point defined in the Web Server configuration file.

   • If your setup uses Oracle HTTP Server (Apache) and mod_plsql, go to:

     http://hostname:port/pls/apex
     

     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. Under Login, enter the following:

   • Workspace field - Enter the name of your workspace.

   • Username field - Enter your user name.

   • Password field - Enter your case-sensitive password.

3. Click Login.

   Note that, depending on your setup, you might be required to change your password when you log in for the first time.