Installing Oracle WebLogic Server

Oracle WebLogic Server's installation is pretty straightforward; we just need to pay attention to the Java SDK selection in order to use the one we just installed.

1. Navigate to the download page at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/weblogic/downloads/index.html.

2. Click on the Accept License Agreement option button.

3. Right below the option box, there's a drop-down list with five entries. Select the entry Generic WebLogic Server and Coherence installer (880MB) and click on the Download File button.

   Note

   Another option is to download the zip distribution; with barely one fifth the size of the generic installer, it includes all core artifacts, leaving out samples, the Derby database, and web server plugins, among other features. Also, there's no way to apply patches to this installation.

   If bandwidth is a concern, go ahead and get this file instead of the generic one. Check the README.txt file inside the package for instructions on how to install and configure...