Before You Begin

Before you begin this section, do the following:

• Determine which environment you want to use:

  • Oracle provides a hosted demonstration (demo) environment where you can try out Oracle Application Express.

    Using the demo environment is the fastest way to access a development environment. You request a workspace from an Oracle Application Express Web site and provide some basic user information. Shortly after you submit your request, you receive your login credentials in an email. This option does not require installing any software.

    For instructions on getting started with the demo environment, see "Accessing the Hosted Demo Environment".

    
    

    Note: Do not use the hosted demonstration environment for your production work.

    
    

  • Set up your own local instance of Oracle Application Express. To do that, you install the product and then follow the steps in "Setting Up Your Own Local Environment".

    For instructions on installing Oracle Application Express, review the Oracle Application Express Installation Guide.

• Read "Introducing Oracle Application Express".

• To view or develop Oracle Application Express applications, use a Web browser that supports JavaScript and the HTML 4.0 and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) 1.0 standards. The following browsers meet this requirement:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later version

  • Mozilla Firefox 3.5 or later version

  • Google Chrome 4.0 or later version

  • Apple Safari 4.0 or later version

• Enable cookies for your Web browser.