OSX 10.9 update removed java - how to fix that?

Question

After updating to OS 10.9 I could no longer us my most important app PHPStorm because it relies on java and the OSX 10.9 installer sabotaged it.
When I type java on the console it now says
No Java runtime present, requesting install.
request, hu? ***? Where is my java!  Googling up and down does not reveal a solution, typing maverick and java in support.apple.com search field reveals nothing useful. Am I the only one using phpstorm on the mac that upgraded to 10.9? Not very likely.
Do I have to download it from oracle?
I'd rather have an apple approved / apple screened installer than something from a third party website like oracle,
but I guess I will have to try that next.
Frustrated,
Michael

Answer 1

Tim Campbell1 wrote:
Once you install Java on your Mac, you will find that it STILL will not work in most web browsers (including in Safari).  Again... that's by design (it's frustrating, I agree).  You still have to go into preferences and enable.
You can go into Safari prefences -> Security -> Allow plug-ins -> Manage website settings  -> pick Java (Java 7 update 51 which is current as of the time I am writing this), and there's a setting that asks what you want to do when a website wants to run Java (ask/block/allow/always-allow, etc.) and you have to configure this.
If in "ask" mode it will remember our decision on a site-by-site basis.
One more thing...
When Java applications or applets run, they can actually specify which version of Java is required to run that program.  Many Java programs don't care.  Some use specific nuance features and do care.  It is possible to install say, Java 6, and then end up running across a program that refuses to run unless it has Java 7.  The reverse can also be true... having Java 7 installed by having an older program which isn't compatible and wants Java 6.
On my Macs today, I _only_ hava Java 7 installed and there is no Java 6.  Everything I need works.  But when Java 7 was still fairly new, I did have both and needed both.
I tried (again) to install Java (jre7u51) in Mac OS X 10.9.2 (Mavericks). It did not go as you said.
First, the download appeared to go as planned... download and install for all Users. Checked to be sure that it locates in /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/... so far so good, I guess.
In System Preferences, the Java control panel loads. It's Security Panel has an enable feature. It cannot be enabled. That is where my trouble begins, it seems.
In Safari, the Security panel does NOT show Java as you describe. So my browser cannot use Java.
The end, no-go. There is no support from Apple for Java content. Previous Java 6 content that I installed from the Apple website no longer runs in Safari. I have only tried in my desktop so far. The MBP has a "working" version of Java 6. However, as noted by Apple, all Java content and applets are disabled, similarly and Java content is NOT recognized.