Oracle® Database Express Edition

Oracle® Database Express Edition
Installation Guide 10g Release 2 (10.2) for Linux
B25144-03 June 2007

Welcome to Oracle Database Express Edition Installation Guide for Linux. This guide covers the following topics:
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Introduction Requirements Licensing Restrictions Installing Oracle Database XE Server Installing Oracle Database XE Client Starting Oracle Database XEDeinstalling Oracle Database XE Preserving Database Data Across Deinstall/Reinstall Reporting Security Vulnerabilities Oracle Database XE Character and Language Configurations Globalization Support: Configuring Locale and Character Sets with the NLS_ LANG Parameter Known Issues Documentation Accessibility
Note: The most up-to-date version of this installation guide is available

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from theOracle Database Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) download page on Oracle Technology Network: http://www.oracle.com/technology/xe/documentation

1 Introduction
Oracle Database XE is easy to install. The installation has the following components:
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Oracle Database XE Server: The Oracle Database XE Server component provides both an Oracle database and tools for managing this database. Italso includes the client component of Oracle Database XE, so that you can connect to the database from the same computer on which you installed the server component, and then administer the database and develop Java, .NET, PHP, and Oracle Application Express applications.

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Oracle Database XE Client: You install the Oracle Database XE client component on remote computers from which youwant to connect to Oracle Database XE. Oracle Database Client provides drivers, networking components, and tools that enable you to remotely administer the database and to develop Java, .NET, PHP, and Oracle Application Express applications. Use this installation executable only on remote computers—that is, only on computers on which you do not install Oracle Database XE Server. computers

Afteryou install Oracle Database XE, you can manage it by using the Oracle Database XE graphical user interface management console, described in Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day DBA. In addition, you can use PHP with Oracle Database XE. PHP is an open-source server-side embedded scripting language that is designed for Web development and can be embedded in HTML. You can use either of thefollowing PHP products:
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PHP: Download and install from: http://www.php.net You can install PHP on either Oracle Database XE Server or Oracle Database XE Client.

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Zend Core for Oracle: Download and install from: http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/php/zendcore/index. html Install Zend Core for Oracle on Oracle Database XE Server only. It is not supported on Oracle Database XE Client.

Formore information on Oracle Database XE, visit the following Web sites:
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Oracle Database XE home page on Oracle Technology Network http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe

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Oracle Database XE Documentation Library http://www.oracle.com/technology/xe/documentation

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Discussion forum http://www.oracle.com/technology/xe/forum Before you can use the discussion forum, youneed to register Oracle Database XE.

2 Requirements
This section covers the following topics:
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Software Requirements Permissions Requirement for Installing Oracle Database XE Web Browser Requirements Configuring Your Web Browser

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2.1 Software Requirements
This section covers the following topics:
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System Requirements Server Component Swap Space Requirements ServerComponent Kernel Parameter Requirements

2.1.1 System Requirements
Table 1 provides system requirements for both Oracle Database XE Server and Oracle Database XE Client.
Table 1 Oracle Database XE Requirements
Value One of the following:
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Requirement Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL3 and RHEL4 Suse SLES-9 Fedora Core 4 Red Flag DC Server 5.0/MIRACLE LINUX...