Cannot View Database Home Page After Upgrading to XE 3.2 on Windows XP

Question

Hi all,
I have recently upgraded from APEX 3.1 to APEX 3.2 on my Oracle 10g XE database running on Windows XP SP3.
Unfortunately after successfully completing the upgrade and starting the services when I try and visit the Start -> All Programs -> Oracle Database 10g Express Edition -> Go To Oracle Database Home Page I am receiving a page cannot be found error (or broken link message, depending on the browser I try IE7, Firefox 3.0.10 or Chrome 2.0).
The link I am being directed to is:
http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex (I have an entry in my Hosts file referring this to localhost).
How can I tell if Port 8080 is still open and accessible? I am using the embedded web pl/sql gateway and tried reconfiguring it again by running apxconf.sql as SYS:
SQL> @apxconf.sql
PORT
8080
Enter values below for the XDB HTTP listener port and the password for the Application Express ADMIN user.
Default values are in brackets [ ].
Press Enter to accept the default value.
Enter a password for the ADMIN user []
Enter a port for the XDB HTTP listener [      8080] +<simply returned default>+
...changing HTTP Port
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Session altered.
...changing password for ADMIN
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Commit complete.
-------- Confirming that the services have started ---------------
C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN>net start OracleXETNSListener
The OracleXETNSListener service was started successfully.
C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN>net start OracleServiceXE
The OracleServiceXE service is starting......
The OracleServiceXE service was started successfully.
C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN>lsnrctl status
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 16-JUN-2009 23:16:51
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date 16-JUN-2009 23:16:27
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 24 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Default Service XE
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\NETWORK\ADMIN\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC_FOR_XEipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1522)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
Listener Log File (C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\log\listener.log)
TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 16-JUN-2009 23:16:27
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
System parameter file is C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\NETWORK\ADMIN\listener.ora
Log messages written to C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\log\listener.log
Trace information written to C:\oracle\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\trace\listener.trc
Trace level is currently 0
Started with pid=600
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC_FOR_XEipc)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1522)))
Listener completed notification to CRS on start
TIMESTAMP * CONNECT DATA [* PROTOCOL INFO] * EVENT [* SID] * RETURN CODE
16-JUN-2009 23:16:51 * (CONNECT_DATA=(CID=(PROGRAM=)(HOST=)(USER=Gary Williams))(COMMAND=status)(ARGUMENTS=64)(SERVICE=LISTENER)(VERSION=169869568)) * status * 0
------------ Other tests -------------
SQL> SELECT STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_ID = 'APEX';
STATUS
VALID
C:\temp\apex>find /I "ora-" *.log
---------- INSTALL2009-06-16_13-02-41.LOG
---------- SQLNET.LOG
SQL> SELECT username
2 FROM dba_users
3 WHERE username LIKE 'FLOWS_%'
4 OR username LIKE 'APEX_%';
USERNAME
FLOWS_030100
APEX_PUBLIC_USER
APEX_030200
FLOWS_FILES
FLOWS_020100
I have turned off my Firewall, checked against multiple browsers.... HELP!!!!
I've backed out the 3.2 upgrade and reinstalled and receieved the same issue. The next step is to unistall the XE database and reinstall, but I'm loathed to do that without seeking some responses from this Forum.
Many thanks.
Have a great day.
Kind Regards,
Gary.

Answer 1

Hello Roel,
Thank you taking the time to reply.
I had previously tried all those url combinations and still no luck.
I also found out about displaying the HTTP port number. And you were right it was listening on the default 8080. I disabled it and re-enabled it on port 9080 to see if that made a difference but it didn't so I decided to remoce Oracle XE database and go through the reinstallation and subsequent upgarde to APEX 3.2. Everything appera sto be working fime now.
One point of note is that if I view the Listener status now I notice another line from what I had previously referring to the HTTP listener, although my listener.ora file never changed (apart from having the TNS Listener port resuming to the default 1521).
C:\>lsnrctl status
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 18-JUN-2009 11:24:30
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
Start Date 18-JUN-2009 09:08:04
Uptime 0 days 2 hr. 16 min. 29 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Default Service XE
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\oraxe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oracle\oraxe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC_FOR_XEipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=D9GVDX1S)(PORT=1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=8080))(Presentation=HTTP)(Session=RAW))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "XEXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "XE_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "xe" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
Can anyone answer why this may have been omitted previously? Presumably this is why my browser couldn't render anything from APEX.
Kind Regards,
Gary.