Oracle Multimedia PL/SQL Web Toolkit Sample Application

Hi,
I am trying Oracle Multimedia PL/SQL Web Toolkit Sample Application for Oracle database 11g Release 2, on the client components of the readme file, it says that oracle http server must be installed, and http server is available on the companion CD of Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2), actually I'm using Oracle database 11g, is it because of database version that I cannot find http server component to add using universal installer or because during installation I chose install on my laptop and not a server?
regards,
Hassane Cabir

In apex folder (the downloaded one), there is README.txt under owa which contains information about PL/SQL Web Toolkit and how to upgrade.
This is the content of this file:
PL/SQL Web Toolkit 10.1.2.0.6
Application Express 3.0 requires PL/SQL Web Toolkit version 10.1.2.0.6 or greater.
As a convenience, the PL/SQL Web Toolkit 10.1.2.0.6 is included with Application Express 3.0
in the apex/owa directory. This version of the PL/SQL Web Toolkit is not a replacement for
subsequent versions of the PL/SQL Web Toolkit, as delivered with database patch sets or
Critical Patch Updates.
If the PL/SQL Web Toolkit version is lower than version 10.1.2.0.6, the included PL/SQL Web
Toolkit bundled with Application Express 3.0 should be installed prior to the installation of
Application Express 3.0.
To determine the PL/SQL Web Toolkit version, connect to the database as the SYS user and
run the query:
select owa_util.get_version from dual;
Installing the PL/SQL Web Toolkit 10.1.2.0.6
1) Stop all applications using the database
2) Navigate to the directory apex/owa
3) Connect via SQL*Plus as the database user SYS
4) Run the PL/SQL Web Toolkit installation script by issuing: @owainst.sql
5) Review the output displayed from owainst.sql and ensure no errors were encountered.
6) Confirm the PL/SQL Web Toolkit version is 10.1.2.0.6 or greater by connecting to the database
as the SYS user and running the query:
select owa_util.get_version from dual;
7) Run the utlrp.sql script from the Oracle Database home to recompile all invalid PL/SQL
packages now instead of when the packages are accessed for the first time. This step is
optional but recommended. To run utlrp.sql, issue: @?/rdbms/admin/utlrp.sql
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