Moving apex database to production instance using datapump

Question

Currently the apex database resides on a windows server and we would like to move it to our production server (unix). I don't want to create a new database for apex on the unix server but would prefer to import the apex tablespaces and users into the production instance. I tried to export just the apex schema's and then import them into a "TEST" instance on the unix side, but that doesn't seem to work since i'm getting errors indicating that the apex users don't exist in the target database. Has anyone done this before and could they identify how they did it.
My apex database is at 10.2.0.1 and my production database is at 10.2.0.3

Answer 1

The application resides in the database. Not on the app server.
It looks like your apex installation has been upgraded a few times. Theres no point in copying all of the old files etc.
The approach I would use is as follows:
i) Install apex on your unix server (Install your latest version which looking at your schemas is Apex 3.01 )
(I suspect this is the step you're trying to avoid)
ii) You should still be able to point your existing http server to connect to the new database
iii) Once thats up and running, export your workspace from your database and install it onto the windows server
Then export your application and install it in the imported workspace.
You will have a much cleaner environment (only the flows_files and flows_030100 schemas will remain).
If you do it this way, everything will work correctly.