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Install Oracle WebLogic Server

  1. Introduction
  2. What is Weblogic server?
  3. Download WebLogic Server
  4. Install WebLogic Server
  5. Run WebLogic
  6. Create Windows Service for WebLogic

1. Introduction

The document is based on:
  • WebLogic 12.x (12.1.3)

2. What is Weblogic server?

Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server currently developed by Oracle Corporation. Oracle acquired WebLogic Server when it purchased BEA Systems in 2008.

Oracle WebLogic Server forms part of Oracle Fusion Middleware portfolio and supports Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL Enterprise and other JDBC-compliant databases.
Like other Web Server like Tomcat, Glassfish. WebLogic used to deploy web applications written in Java. It really is a heavyweight Web Server, used to implement large and complex applications.

3. Download WebLogic Server

Note: The download requires you to log in to the Oracle account, otherwise you can register an account for free.
Download Result:

4. Install WebLogic Server

Open CMD as Administrator.
And CD to the directory where containing setup file
Ensure that your computer has Java installed.
Set up path environment variable to bin directory of the JDK.
set path="C:\DevPrograms\Java\jdk1.8.0_40\bin"
Install:
java -jar fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar

# or

C:\DevPrograms\Java\jdk1.8.0_40\bin\java.exe -jar fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar
Here you have 3 choices.
  1. Install WebLogic Server
  2. Installing Coherence
  3. Install WebLogic Server + Coherence + Example.
If you just need Web Server you can choose option 1. Here I install (1)
TODO:
  • Explanation of Coherence
Configuring Weblogic:
Click Finish
At this point the installation has completed:

5. Run WebLogic

To run Weblogic, you run startWebLogic.cmd file:
Note: To Stop webLogic,you run stopWebLogic.cmd file.
Weblogic was started.
You can access the Weblogic with URL:

6. Create Windows Service for WebLogic