Oracle HTTP Server 12c (12.2.1): Installing Oracle HTTP Server

Purpose

This tutorial shows you how to install Oracle HTTP Server 12c.

Time to Complete

Approximately 30 minutes

Background

Oracle HTTP Server is the web server component for Oracle Fusion Middleware. Oracle HTTP Server provides you with the following:

• The HTTP listener for Oracle WebLogic Server through the built-in Oracle WebLogic Server proxy plug-in.
• The Oracle Web Server component for Oracle fusion middleware.
• Serves the static web content, such as HTML, JavaScript, images, and dynamic web content built with common gateway interface (CGI) or Fast-CGI based applications.

What Do You Need?

• A Linux machine with release 6 or later of Oracle Linux or release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) 1.8, update 51 or later.
• Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.2.1).
• Oracle HTTP Server downloaded from Oracle Technology Network.
• Complete the Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.2.1) Multitenancy: Installing WebLogic Server Using the Infrastructure Installer tutorial.

1. Change the directory to the /scratch directory, and extract the fmw_12.2.1.0.0_ohs_linux64_Disk1_1of1.zip file.

   $ cd /scratch/
   $ unzip ~/Downloads/fmw_12.2.1.0.0_ohs_linux64_Disk1_1of1.zip 
   Archive:  /home/oracle/Downloads/fmw_12.2.1.0.0_ohs_linux64_Disk1_1of1.zip
     inflating: fmw_12.2.1.0.0_ohs_linux64.bin

2. Start the Oracle HTTP Server installer.

   $ ./fmw_12.2.1.0.0_ohs_linux64.bin 

   
   0%...................................................................................................100%
   Launcher log file is /tmp/OraInstall2016-05-05_05-06-36AM/launcher2016-05-05_05-06-36AM.log.
   Starting Oracle Universal Installer
   
   Checking if CPU speed is above 300 MHz.   Actual 2893.120 MHz    Passed
   Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors.   Actual 16777216    Passed
   Checking swap space: must be greater than 512 MB.   Actual 8703 MB    Passed
   Checking if this platform requires a 64-bit JVM.   Actual 64    Passed (64-bit not required)
   Checking temp space: must be greater than 300 MB.   Actual 36745 MB    Passed
   
   
   Preparing to launch the Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2016-05-05_05-06-36AM
   Log: /tmp/OraInstall2016-05-05_05-06-36AM/install2016-05-05_05-06-36AM.log

3. On the Welcome page, click Next.

   

4. On the Auto Updates page, select the Skip Auto Updates option, and click Next.

   

5. On the Installation Location page, in the Oracle Home field, enter /scratch/u01/app/fmw1221_infra, and click Next.

   

6. On the Installation Type page, select the Collocated HTTP Server (Managed through WebLogic server) option, and click Next.

   

7. On the Prerequisite Checks page, ensure that all the checks succeed, and click Next.

   

8. On the Installation Summary page, review the settings, and click Install.

   

9. On the Installation Progress page, ensure that all the installation tasks succeed, and click Next.

   

10. On the Installation Complete page, click Finish.

    

• Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1 Get Started page in the Oracle Help Center

• Lead Curriculum Developers: Tom Eliason, Veerabhadra Rao Putrevu