5 Getting Started with the Oracle Database Companion CD Products

5.2.1 Starting, Stopping, or Restarting Oracle HTTP Server

To start, stop, or restart Oracle HTTP Server:

1. From the Start menu, choose Programs, then Oracle Application Server - HOME_NAME, then Oracle HTTP Server.

2. Select the appropriate option:

   • Start HTTP Server

   • Stop HTTP Server

Alternatively, you can open a command prompt and run the following commands:

• To start Oracle HTTP Server:

  ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\opmn\bin\opmnctl startproc ias-component=HTTP_Server
  
  

• To restart Oracle HTTP Server:

  ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\opmn\bin\opmnctl restartproc ias-component=HTTP_Server
  
  

• To stop Oracle HTTP Server:

  ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\opmn\bin\opmnctl stopproc ias-component=HTTP_Server
  

5.2.2 Logging into Oracle HTTP Server

To log in to Oracle HTTP Server, in a browser, enter a URL using the following syntax:

http://server:port/

where:

• server is the computer where you have installed Oracle HTTP Server, for example, mycomputer.us.mycompany.com.

• 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 the httpd.conf file, located in ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\Apache\Apache\conf, by searching for Port.

  You can also find the port number in the portlist.ini file, located in ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\install. However, be aware that if you change a port number, it is not updated in the portlist.ini file, so you can only rely on this file immediately after installation.

After you have logged in, you can find Oracle HTTP Server product demonstrations and a listing of new features for this release. This link also provides access to the Oracle Technology Network.

5.3.1 Logging into Oracle HTML DB

You open the Oracle HTML DB home page in a Web browser. To view or develop Oracle HTML DB applications, the Web browser must support JavaScript and the HTML 4.0 and CSS 1.0 standards.

To log in to Oracle HTML DB Administration Services:

1. In a Web browser, navigate to the Oracle HTML DB Administration Services application:

   http://hostname:port/pls/database_access_descriptor/htmldb_admin
   
   

   where:

   • hostname is the name of the computer 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 the httpd.conf file, located in ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\Apache\Apache\conf, by searching for Port.

     You can also find the port number in the portlist.ini file, located in ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\install. However, be aware that if you change a port number, it is not updated in the portlist.ini file, so you can only rely on this file immediately after installation.

   • database_access_descriptor is the database access descriptor (DAD) defined in the mod_plsql configuration file. The default value is htmldb.

     
     

     See Also: ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\Apache\modplsql\conf\dads.readme for more information on how database access descriptors work

     
     

   For example:

   http://myserver.us.mycompany.com:7777/pls/htmldb/htmldb_admin
   
   

   The Login page appears.

2. In Username, enter admin.

3. In Password, enter the Oracle HTML DB administrator account password you specified when you installed Oracle HTML DB.

4. Click Login.

   The Oracle HTML DB Administration Services page appears.

5.3.2 Set-up Tasks for Oracle HTML DB Administrators

If you are an Oracle HTML DB administrator, you need to:

• Log in to Oracle HTML DB Administration Services. Oracle HTML DB Administration Services is a separate application for managing an entire Oracle HTML DB instance.

• Specify a provisioning mode. In Oracle HTML DB Administration Services you need to determine how the process of creating (or provisioning) a workspace will work in your development environment.

• Create a Workspace. A workspace is a shared work area within the Oracle HTML DB development environment that has a unique ID and name. An Oracle HTML DB administrator can create a workspace manually or have users submit requests.

• Log in to a Workspace. Once you have created workspace in Oracle HTML DB Administration Services, you can return to the Oracle HTML DB Login page and log in to that workspace.

5.4.1 Logging into the Oracle Workflow Home Page

You open the Oracle Workflow home page in a Web browser. You must be a valid user in the Workflow directory service. Depending on the settings you selected during the installation and configuration, the directory service is based on either Oracle Internet Directory or on the native database users.

To access the Oracle Workflow home page, connect as a valid Oracle Workflow user to the following URL:

http://hostname:port/pls/wf/wfa_html.home

5.4.2 Logging into Oracle Workflow Manager

The Oracle Workflow server installation includes the Oracle Workflow Manager component of Oracle Enterprise Manager. This component provides administrative and management tools for Oracle Workflow. When you install Oracle Workflow into your Oracle Database home, Oracle Workflow Configuration Assistant configures Oracle Workflow Manager. It creates two Oracle Application Server Containers for Java 2 Enterprise Edition (OC4J) instances:

• OC4J_Workflow_Component_Container: Workflow Configuration Assistant deploys two applications within this instance. One application runs the agent listener service components and the other runs notification mailer service components.

• OC4J_Workflow_Management_Container: Workflow Configuration Assistant deploys one application within this instance to implement the Oracle Workflow Manager user interface.

Starting, Stopping, or Restarting the OC4J Instances

To start these instances, run the following scripts:

ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\wf\admin\wfmgrstart.bat
ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\wf\admin\wfsvcstart.bat

You can stop and restart the OC4J instances in which Oracle Workflow Manager is deployed. To stop the instances, run the following scripts:

ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\wf\admin\wfmgrstop.bat
ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\wf\admin\wfsvcstop.bat

Accessing the Oracle Workflow Manager User Instance

To access the Oracle Workflow Manager user interface:

1. Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control:

   http://server:port/em
   
   

   For example:

   http://myserver.mycompany:5500/em
   
   

2. In the Home page, navigate to the Related Links section.

3. In the Related Links section, select Workflow Manager.

4. Log in using your Oracle Workflow Manager database username (typically owf_mgr) and password.

5.4.3 Set-up Tasks for Oracle Workflow Administrators

If you are an Oracle Workflow administrator, complete the tasks described in the "Setting Up Oracle Workflow" chapter of the Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide.