Oracle Database 11g Building Oracle XML DB Applications

Installing Oracle XML DB

Oracle XML DB is a component of the Oracle database. Oracle Database installations include Oracle XML DB by default. Therefore, the first step is to verify whether Oracle XML DB is already installed.

Simple Installation Review

If you are a developer, you can perform a simple three-step check of the XML DB installation.

Step 1: Check XML DB and the Related Components

You can query DBA_REGISTRY to verify whether XML DB and its related components are loaded to the Oracle database (check_xmldb_registry.sql):

column comp_name format a20

column status format a10

column version format a10

select comp_name,status,version

from dba_registry

where comp_name in (‘Oracle XML Database’, ‘Oracle XDK’, ‘Oracle Text’);

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