Oracle APEX Architecture Free Tutorial | Recommendations and Next Steps

Oracle APEX Architecture Free Tutorial

This free tutorial explains APEX architecture, i.e. how the HTTP request/response cycle works, how an APEX application works (prerequesite knowledge), then introduces the options for an HTTP listening service: the embedded PL/SQL gateway, the Apache mod_plsql module, and the APEX listener deployed to either a Glassfish or a WebLogic container.

We summarize with benefits and recommendations for the various listener options.

Audience:  Oracle DBA’s, Internet Architects, System Admins, APEX Developers, anyone interested in learning how APEX works.

Presenter: John Watson, Oracle Certified Master and SkillBuilders’ Director of Oracle Database Services.

Moderator: Dave Anderson, SkillBuilders President and Oracle DBA

his free tutorial is segmented into the following modules:

Listen to the Podcast for this Training

1. Introduction to John Watson, SkillBuilders Director of Oracle Database Services (1:59)
2. Tutorial Agenda (2:35)
3. Understanding the HTTP Request / Response Cycle (6:56)
4. How an APEX Application Really Works (A Bit of Architecture) (12:21)
5. Listener Options Part 1: Embedded PL/SQL Gateway & Apache (5:26)
6. Listener Options Part 2: The Oracle APEX Listener (9:18)
7. Recommendations and Next Steps (1:27) (click on video below)

Date: Jul 25, 2013
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