apex_version.txt returing 'Application Express Version:  4.0.2'

Jari -

Thanks.  I used the following command in sqlplus to turn off EPG:

               EXEC DBMS_XDB.SETHTTPPORT(0);

Q:  Is this best practice for turning off EPG?

Now when I enter http://localhost:8080/i/apex_version.txt, ORDS is returning 4.2.5.  Thanks.

I'm making progress on the apex_admin blank page issue.  When I enter http://localhost:8080/apex/apex_admin, I now get:

          503 - Service Unavailable

ORDS is running standalone.

Suggestions?

Jari & Benjamin -

Thanks, you both helped me find the problem.

If you want to run ORDS standalone on windows, you have to run the jar-jar ords.war command twice.  Step 1.5 in the ORDS 2.0.8 install guide neglects to tell you to add 'standalone' to the command line.  Details below.

Here's what I did to fix my issue with the blank admin_page:

- First, I cleaned out my ORDS context files (c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\apex).  The AppData directory may be hidden, so you will have to un-hide the directory/sub directory/files.

- Set your ords context:

     - java -jar ords.war

     - answer items such as db SID, db listener port ,etc

     - if it doesn't ask for this information, you haven't cleaned your previous ORDS context data stored in the location specified above.

     - ctl-c to return to your DOS prompt.

- Set your ords standalone context:

     - java -jar ords.war standalone -- port <#> -- apex_images <physical location of your /i/ files>

     - the ORDS listener is now running.

test

     - localhost:8080\apex_version.txt (should return the appropriate apex version)

     - localhost:8080\apex\apex_admin (should display your admin login page)

I'm now running ORDS (2.0.8) standalone on APEX (4.2.5).

I'm going to attempt to invoke a REST service on an EBS 12.2. instance.

Cheers.