Dirt Cheap Oracle
Seeing how Oracle XE and Linux is free, I want to see for just a minimum of outlay I could get a working database and web server running. I am also keen to give Linux a try; I’ve been a Windows user ever since my dad upgraded his computer from MS-DOS 3.3 to Windows 3.1, and while I’ve always worked for companies that used Unix I’ve never really had to learn much about it.
My goal is to get Linux up and running on the cheapest hardware I could find (free, if possible), and to run Oracle XE, the free version of the Oracle database, which includes Application Express. On the same machine I want to set up a web server to serve static web pages and streaming media.
My plan is as follows:
- Obtain a barebones machine to be the server. Must be free, or dirt cheap.
- Install Oracle Enterprise Linux on it.
- Install Oracle XE 10g R2.
- Upgrade APEX to version 3.0.
- Set up the router for external access.
- Migrate all Apex applications from the Win XP box.
In the next few posts I’ll describe how I went on all six points.
About Jeffrey Kemp
Application Designer & Developer at Oracle specialising in Oracle APEX (Application Express), Oracle SQL and PL/SQL. Oracle ACE Alumni ♠️. Piano player, father, husband, Christian. The views expressed on this blog are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle.