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Before you begin this section, do the following:

• Determine which environment you want to use:

  • Oracle provides a hosted demonstration environment where you can try out Application Express.

    Using the demo environment is the fastest way to access a development environment. You simply request a workspace from an Application Express Web site and provide some basic user information. Shortly after you submit your request, you receive your login credentials in an email. This option does not require installing any software.

    For instructions on getting started with the demo environment, see "Accessing the Hosted Demo Environment".

    
    

    Note: Do not use the hosted demo environment for your production work.

    
    

  • Set up your own local instance of Application Express. To do that, you need to install the product and then follow the steps in "Setting Up Your Own Local Environment".

    For instructions on installing Application Express, see the Oracle Database Installation Guide for your operating environment.

• Read "Introducing Oracle Application Express".

• To view or develop Oracle Application Express applications, use a Web browser that supports Java Script and the HTML 4.0 and CSS 1.0 standards. The following browsers meet this requirement:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

  • Mozilla 1.7 or higher

  • Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or higher

• Enable cookies for your Web browser.