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How to Uninstall Oracle HTML DB / Application Express from a Standard Database (Doc ID 558340.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 09, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Application Express (APEX) - Version 1.5 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

This document discusses how to uninstall / remove Oracle Application Express (APEX), formerly known as Oracle HTML DB, from a standard database.

Note: It does not apply to Container Databases (AKA multitenant) installations where APEX exists in both the CDB and PDB(s).


For removing APEX schemas from prior installations after a successful upgrade, see the following document:
Can We Safely Remove Old Flows_XXXXXX / APEX_XXXXXX Accounts After an APEX Upgrade (Doc ID 555624.1)

This document does not include information on how to remove APEX from a 12c database. In such case, please refer to the APEX 4.2 or the APEX 5.0 documentation:
4.2.x - http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/HTMIG/trouble.htm#HTMIG270
5.0.x - https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E59726_01/install.50/e39144/trouble.htm#HTMIG270

 

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Before removing APEX from the Database:
 There are two approaches for removing APEX:
 
 1.- Running the apxremov.sql script
 
2.- Manual Removal
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