To access the database home page, follow these steps: Getting started with Oracle Application Express Viewing database initialization parameters The Database home page is a web browser-based interface for performing various database administration operations, including the following: (If the database is not currently stopped, an informational message is displayed that the database is already started.) However, to reduce the overall performance load on the system, you can manually stop the database, and then manually restart it later. By default, the database is started for you after installation and every time your computer is restarted. Start Database: Starts Oracle Database XE if it is currently stopped. To get help, you can enter the command help at the SQL prompt after you have connected to the database. Where username is the user name, such as system or another user account name, and password is the password that was assigned when Oracle Database XE was installed or when that user was created. To connect to the database, issue the connect command in the following format at the SQL prompt: Run SQL Command Line: Starts the SQL Command Line utility for Oracle Database XE. For more information on restoring a database, see Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day DBA. Restore Database: Shuts down and then restores the database to the most recent backup. For more information on backups, see Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day DBA. In ARCHIVELOG mode, performs an online backup of the database. Register For Online Forum: Allows you to register for the Oracle Database XE online forum.īackup Database: In NOARCHIVELOG mode (the default), shuts down the database, backs it up, and then restarts it. Read Documentation: Displays the Oracle Database XE documentation library on the Internet. Go To Online Forum: Displays the online forum for discussions about Oracle Database XE. Get Help: Displays the following selections: On Linux, click the Application menu (on Gnome) or the K menu (on KDE), then point to Oracle Database 11g Express Edition. On Windows, from the Start menu, select Programs (or All Programs), then Oracle Database 11g Express Edition. To access the major features of Oracle Database XE, use the system menu as follows to get to the available specific commands:

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