These are the steps I used, based on Downloading and Installing Oracle APEX to install APEX locally:
Installed XE:
Downloaded OracleXE213_Win64.zip.
Extracted to D:\Oracle\Downloads\OracleXE213_Win64.
Executed SETUP.EXE using defaults into D:\Oracle\XE\21c folder.
The multi-tenant container database: localhost:1521
The plugable database: localhost:1521:XEPDB1
The EM URL: https://localhost:5500/em
The EM URL works but lacks a certificate to make it secure. I have to "continue" to an "unsafe" web site.
Installed SQL Developer:
Downloaded SQLDEVELOPER-22.2.1.234.1810-x64.zip.
Extracted the file and copied the SQLDEVELOPER folder to D:\Oracle\SQLDEVELOPER.
SQL Developer connects successfully using a basic connection to localhost:1521, Service Name XE.
The XE database responds to normal SQL Developer interactions.
Installed APEX:
Downloaded apex_22.1.zip (note: apex_22.1_en.zip does not contain the required apexins_nocdb.sql script)
Extracted to D:\Oracle\APEX on my test machine.
Launched PowerShell, changed directory to D:\Oracle\APEX and ran SQLPLUS
Connected as: SYS as SYSDBA
Successfully executed @apexins.sql SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/
Restarted SQLPLUS after APEX installation.
Reconnected as: SYS as SYSDBA
Successfully executed @apxchpwd.sql;
Executed ALTER USER APEX_PUBLIC_USER ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
Executed ALTER USER APEX_PUBLIC_USER IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Successfully executed @apex_rest_config.sql
Rebooted.
Everything seemed to work without error. I am thinking that I should now be able to go to https://localhost:8080/apex to get to the APEX homepage. Unfortunately, it does not launch. I get the "Hmmm... can't reach this page" message.
I am thinking this is an issue with the web listening component, but don't know what to do next.
Any ideas?