Re: Oracle 10g express - cannot get the database home page

Sammy1 wrote:
> Downloaded OracleXE.exe, after installation could not
> get the database home page at http://127.0.0.1:8080/htmldb.
> Tried lots of times & tghings, always the same result.
>
> Error is 'Cannot find server or DNS Error' means the server
> is not running - and its not!
> There's no server on port 8080 running at all. Thank you
> Oracle once again for wasting huge amounts of my time
> in vain.
>
> Any ideas?
> Sammy1
>

The 'server' in question is the database. It's the HTTP server itself.

Either the install failed and the database is not started, or the install is fine, and you are blocking the HTTP request at the browser, firewall or network level. Here's how to check

1. Checking the install worked OK

You can check that the server is up as follows (assuming a Windows platform)

 From the DOS command line enter the command lsnrctl
You should see an HTTP protocol established on 8080

 From the DOS command line enter the command netstat -a
You should see the 8080 port enabled and listening for requests

 From the SQL command line (SQLPlus) enter the command connect / as sysdba

If you get any error messages then please post the install log files as per the instructions at http://htmldb.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=35775:1

Please then post the confirmation number to the online forum, where someone will take a look at the files and respond. You can register at otn.oracle.com/xe/registration

2) If the steps above all worked then you have a network, firewall or browser error. Try the following
 From the DOS command line can you successfully ping 127.0.0.1 ping 127.0.0.1

Do you have ZoneAlarm running (or other firewalls). If so, either stop them, or configure them to allow access to and from 127.0.0.1

Make sure in your browser that you are bypassing proxy requests from 127.0.0.1 Received on Sun Jan 29 2006 - 13:33:10 CST