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The following URL is actually made up of a few parts. Let's dissect each part in detail to understand what
they mean. Table 9-1 describes the URL in detail.
http://localhost:8080/apex/f?p=103:1:1121291168995976:::::
Table 9-1.
An APEX Application URL in Detail
Component
Description
http://localhost:8080
localhost
refers to the name of the server hosting the
APEX instance, and
8080
is the port number that the
APEX service is listening on.
Apex
This is the name of the database access descriptor
(DAD). This portion describes how the Oracle HTTP
server connects to the database server to fulfill an HTTP
request.
f?p=
This is a special prefix used by APEX to indicate the data
that follows.
103
This is the ID of the application being accessed.
1
This is the page number in the application being
accessed.
1121291168995976
This is an ID identifying the current session. It is useful
to note that this value doesn't need to be part of the URL
that is exposed to the end users since it is generated by
APEX for every session. Hence, it is sufficient to publish
the following URL to the end users:
http://localhost:8080/apex/f?p=103:1::::::
