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This article is part of the [[Getting Started]] Guide. It tells you how to get BaseX running.
 
This article is part of the [[Getting Started]] Guide. It tells you how to get BaseX running.
  
=Getting Started=
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=Introduction=
  
BaseX is very light-weight. It can be run and used in various ways:
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BaseX is very light-weight. It can be run and used in many different ways:
  
* as standalone application, using the [[#Standalone|Standalone]] mode or the [[#Graphical User Interface|Graphical User Interface]],
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# BaseX comes with a [[GUI|Graphical User Interface]] that offers you marvelous tools for managing, querying and visualizing your data and write complex applications in XQuery.
* as [[#Client/Server|Client/Server]] application, or
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# You can start BaseX as [[Command-Line Client]] if you prefer to work on command-line line and want to do batch processing.
* as [[#HTTP Server|Web Application]], called from a web server.
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# The [[Database Server]] is the right choice if you have multiple users or clients, if you don’t require HTTP services, and if you tend to communicate with BaseX on a technical level.
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# The [[Web Application|HTTP Server]] provides [[REST]] and [[WebDAV]] services. With [[RESTXQ]], complex web applications can be built, and the embedded [[DBA]] application allows you to work with BaseX in the browser.
  
It can also be embedded as a library in your own application.
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BaseX can also be embedded as a library in your own applications.
  
First of all, [http://basex.org/download download] BaseX from our homepage.
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==Concurrent Operations==
The following distributions are available:
 
 
 
==Distributions==
 
 
 
===Core Package===
 
 
 
The '''Core Package''' is a small JAR file. It contains the database system, the XQuery processor and the graphical user interface. It does not require any additional libraries.
 
 
 
===Full Distributions===
 
 
 
The '''ZIP Package''' and the '''Windows Installer''' contain the BaseX core library and extra libraries for web applications and advanced features, [[Start Scripts]], and some additional optional files.
 
 
 
After BaseX has been unzipped or installed, the following directories will be available:
 
 
 
* {{Code|bin/}}: Start scripts (Windows, Linux).
 
* {{Code|data/}}: Database directory. See [[Configuration]] for more details.
 
* {{Code|etc/}}: Example data: XML sample, [[Catalog Resolver|catalog and DTD files]].
 
* {{Code|lib/}}: Extra libraries (Jetty, Tagsoup, …), which will be added to the class path by the start scripts.
 
* {{Code|lib/custom/}}: Directory for additional JAR files (such as the Saxon library).
 
* {{Code|repo/}}: [[Repository]] (the [http://www.xqueryfunctions.com FunctX] library is included as example).
 
* {{Code|src/}}: Directory for your XQuery scripts and other source data.
 
* {{Code|webapp/}}: [[Web Application]] directory: RESTXQ web application, REST scripts, [[DBA]].
 
  
If you work with the ZIP distribution, and if you want to make BaseX globally available, you can add the {{Code|bin}} directory to your PATH environment variable.
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If you want to perform parallel (concurrent) read and write operations on your databases, you must use the client/server architecture or run BaseX as a web application. You can safely open a database in different JVMs (Java virtual machines) for read-only access, and you will not encounter any problems when reading from and writing to different databases. Update operations from different JVMs to the same database will be rejected or may even lead to corrupt databases.
  
===Web Archive===
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For example, if you only read data, you can easily run several clients (standalone, GUI, database clients) in parallel. If you update your data, however, you shouldn’t use the GUI or a standalone instance at the same time.
  
The '''WAR Archive''' can be embedded in existing Java web servers.
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More details on concurrency can be found on the [[Transaction Management]] page.
  
===Other Distributions===
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=Startup=
  
Various other distributions are available from the download page, most of which contain only the core package and, optionally, scripts for starting BaseX.
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First, [https://basex.org/download get a fresh copy of BaseX] from our homepage.
  
==Requirements==
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BaseX is platform-independent and runs on any system that provides an implementation of the [https://www.java.com Java Runtime Environment (JRE)]:
 
 
BaseX is platform-independent and runs on any system that provides an implementation of the [http://www.java.com Java Runtime Environment (JRE)]:
 
 
* Since <b>Version 9</b> of BaseX, Java 8 is required.
 
* Since <b>Version 9</b> of BaseX, Java 8 is required.
* Since <b>Version 8</b>, Java 7 is required.
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* <b>Version 8</b> works with Java 7.
 
* Older versions are based on Java 6.
 
* Older versions are based on Java 6.
  
BaseX has been tested on several platforms, including Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7), Max OS X (10.x),
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BaseX has been tested on numerous platforms, including Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.x , 11.x),
Linux (SuSE xxx, Debian, Ubuntu) and OpenBSD (4.x).
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Linux (SuSE xxx, Debian, Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu) and OpenBSD (up to 7.x).
  
==Concurrent Operations==
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The following distributions are available:
  
If you want to perform parallel (concurrent) read and write operations on your databases, you must use the client/server architecture or deploy BaseX as web application. You can safely open a database in different JVMs (Java virtual machines) for read-only access, and you will not encounter any problems when reading from and writing to different databases, but update operations from different JVMs to the same database will be rejected or may even lead to corrupt databases.
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==Core Package==
  
For example, if you only read data, you can easily run several clients (standalone, GUI, database clients) at the same time. If you update your data, however, you shouldn’t use the GUI or a standalone instance at the same time.
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The '''Core Package''' is a very compact JAR file. It contains the BaseX database management system, the XQuery processor, the client/server architecture, and the graphical user interface. It runs without additional libraries.
  
More details on concurrency are found in the [[Transaction Management]] article.
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==Full Distributions==
  
=Standalone=
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In addition, the '''ZIP Package''' and the '''Windows Installer''' contain extra libraries for RESTXQ web applications and other advanced features, [[Start Scripts]], and BaseX's browser-based database administration interface ([[DBA]]).
  
The [[Standalone Mode]] can be used to execute XQuery expressions or run database commands on command line. It can also be used both for scripting and batch processing your XML data. It can be started as follows (get more information on all [[Command-Line Options#Standalone|Startup Options]]):
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After BaseX has been unzipped or installed, the following directories will be available:
  
* Run one of the {{Code|[[Start_Scripts#Linux.2FMac:_basex|basex]]}} or {{Code|[[Start Scripts#Windows: basex.bat|basex.bat]]}} scripts.
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* {{Code|bin/}}: Start scripts (Windows, Linux).
* Execute the following command: {{Code|java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseX}}
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* {{Code|data/}}: Database directory. See [[Configuration]] for more details.
* On ''Windows'': Double click on the '''BaseX''' icon.
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* {{Code|etc/}}: Example data: XML sample, [[Catalog Resolver|catalog and DTD files]].
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* {{Code|lib/}}: Extra libraries (Jetty, Tagsoup, …).
 +
* {{Code|lib/custom/}}: Directory, in which additional JAR files can be placed (such as the Saxon library).
 +
* {{Code|repo/}}: [[Repository]] for external XQuery modules (the [http://www.xqueryfunctions.com FunctX] library is included as example).
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* {{Code|src/}}: Directory for your XQuery scripts and other source data.
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* {{Code|webapp/}}: [[Web Application]] directory: home of the RESTXQ web application, REST scripts, and [[DBA]].
  
It is important to remember that the standalone mode does ''not'' interact with the [[#Client/Server|Client/Server]] architecture.
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If BaseX is started via the start scripts or the Windows icons, all JAR files in the {{Code|lib}} directory and its descendant directories will be added to the class path.
  
=Graphical User Interface=
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If you work with the ZIP distribution, and if you want to make BaseX globally available, you can add the {{Code|bin}} directory to your PATH environment variable.
  
The [[GUI]] is the visual interface to the features of BaseX.
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==Web Archive==
It can be used to create new databases, perform queries or interactively
 
explore your XML data.
 
  
It can be started as follows (get more information on all [[Command-Line Options#GUI|Startup Options]]):
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The '''WAR Archive''' can be embedded in existing Java web servers.
  
* Double click on the {{Code|BaseX.jar}} file.
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==Other Distributions==
* Run one of the {{Code|[[Start_Scripts#Linux.2FMac:_basex|basexgui]]}} or {{Code|[[Start Scripts#Windows: basex.bat|basexgui.bat]]}} scripts.
 
* Execute the following command: {{Code|java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXGUI}}
 
* On ''Windows'': Double click on the '''BaseX GUI''' icon.
 
* For [[Maven]] users: type in {{Code|mvn exec:java}} in the main directory of the {{Code|basex}} project.
 
  
Note that the GUI does ''not'' interact with the client/server architecture.
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Various other distributions are available from the download page, most of which contain only the core package and, optionally, scripts for starting BaseX.
 
 
=Client/Server=
 
 
 
==Server==
 
 
 
The [[Database Server]] comes into play if BaseX is to be used by
 
more than one user (client). It handles concurrent [[Transaction_Management|read and write transactions]],
 
provides [[User Management|user management]] and [[Logging|logs all user interactions]].
 
 
 
By default, the server listens to the port {{Code|1984}}.
 
There are several ways of starting and stopping the server
 
(get more information on all [[Command-Line Options#Server|Startup Options]]):
 
 
 
* Run one of the {{Code|[[Start_Scripts#Linux.2FMac:_basex|basexserver]]}} or {{Code|[[Start Scripts#Windows: basex.bat|basexserver.bat]]}} scripts. Add the {{Code|stop}} keyword to gracefully shut down the server.
 
* Execute the following command: {{Code|java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXServer}}. Again, the {{Code|stop}} keyword will ensure a graceful shutdown.
 
* On ''Windows'': Double click on the '''BaseX Server''' icon, which will also start the [[#HTTP Server|HTTP Server]], or the '''BaseX Server (stop)''' icon.
 
 
 
Pressing {{Code|Ctrl+c}} will close all connections and databases and shut down the server process.
 
 
 
==Client==
 
 
 
The [[Database Server|BaseX Client]] interface can be used to send
 
commands and queries to the server instance on command line.
 
 
 
It can be started as follows
 
(get more information on all [[Command-Line Options#Client|Startup Options]]):
 
 
 
* Run one of the {{Code|[[Start_Scripts#Linux.2FMac:_basex|basexclient]]}} or {{Code|[[Start Scripts#Windows: basex.bat|basexclient.bat]]}} scripts.
 
* Execute the following command: {{Code|java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXClient}}
 
* On ''Windows'': Double click on the '''BaseX Client''' icon.
 
 
 
The default {{Code|admin}} user can be used to connect to the server: <br/>
 
* <b>Username:</b> {{Code|admin}}
 
* <b>Password:</b> {{Code|admin}}
 
The password should be changed with the {{Code|[[Commands#PASSWORD|PASSWORD]]}} command after the first login.<br/>
 
 
 
We provide additional clients in various [[Clients|programming languages]].
 
 
 
=HTTP Server=
 
 
 
With the HTTP Server, BaseX can be used to build [[Web Application]]s.
 
It provides access to the [[REST]], [[RESTXQ]] and [[WebDAV]] services.
 
An instance of the [http://jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/ Jetty Web Server] will be created,
 
which by default listens to the port {{Code|8984}}. Additionally, the BaseX Server will
 
be started, which is accessible on port {{Code|1984}}.
 
 
 
It can be started as follows (get more information on all [[Command-Line Options#HTTP Server|Startup Options]]):
 
 
 
* Run one of the {{Code|[[Start_Scripts#Linux.2FMac:_basexhttp|basexhttp]]}} or {{Code|[[Start Scripts#Windows: basexhttp.bat|basexhttp.bat]]}} scripts. Call the script with the {{Code|stop}} keyword to gracefully shut down the server.
 
* On ''Windows'': Double click on the '''BaseX Server''' or '''BaseX Server (stop)''' icon.
 
* BaseX can also be deployed as [[Web Application#Servlet Container|web servlet]].
 
 
 
In the first two cases, the command-line output will look similar to the following lines (the JSP warning message [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3521654/missing-jsp-support-in-jetty-or-confusing-log-message can be ignored]):
 
 
 
<pre class="brush:xml">
 
[main] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server - jetty-8.1.18.v20150929
 
[main] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.StandardDescriptorProcessor - NO JSP Support for /, did not find org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet
 
[main] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.server.AbstractConnector - Started SelectChannelConnector@0.0.0.0:8984
 
HTTP Server was started (port: 8984).
 
</pre>
 
 
 
You can adjust the Jetty logging level by adding the following properties to the start script:
 
 
 
<pre class="brush:xml">
 
-Dorg.eclipse.jetty.util.log.class=org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.StdErrLog -D{classref}.LEVEL=DEBUG
 
</pre>
 
 
 
After that, you can e. g. open your browser and navigate to the RESTXQ start page http://localhost:8984.
 
 
 
==Database Administration==
 
 
 
The [[DBA]] is a web-based database administration interface. It allows you to create and administrate databases, evaluate queries in realtime, view log files, manage users, etc.
 
 
 
It can be accessed via http://localhost:8984/dba/.
 
  
 
=Changelog=
 
=Changelog=

Revision as of 12:31, 22 June 2022

This article is part of the Getting Started Guide. It tells you how to get BaseX running.

Introduction

BaseX is very light-weight. It can be run and used in many different ways:

  1. BaseX comes with a Graphical User Interface that offers you marvelous tools for managing, querying and visualizing your data and write complex applications in XQuery.
  2. You can start BaseX as Command-Line Client if you prefer to work on command-line line and want to do batch processing.
  3. The Database Server is the right choice if you have multiple users or clients, if you don’t require HTTP services, and if you tend to communicate with BaseX on a technical level.
  4. The HTTP Server provides REST and WebDAV services. With RESTXQ, complex web applications can be built, and the embedded DBA application allows you to work with BaseX in the browser.

BaseX can also be embedded as a library in your own applications.

Concurrent Operations

If you want to perform parallel (concurrent) read and write operations on your databases, you must use the client/server architecture or run BaseX as a web application. You can safely open a database in different JVMs (Java virtual machines) for read-only access, and you will not encounter any problems when reading from and writing to different databases. Update operations from different JVMs to the same database will be rejected or may even lead to corrupt databases.

For example, if you only read data, you can easily run several clients (standalone, GUI, database clients) in parallel. If you update your data, however, you shouldn’t use the GUI or a standalone instance at the same time.

More details on concurrency can be found on the Transaction Management page.

Startup

First, get a fresh copy of BaseX from our homepage.

BaseX is platform-independent and runs on any system that provides an implementation of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE):

  • Since Version 9 of BaseX, Java 8 is required.
  • Version 8 works with Java 7.
  • Older versions are based on Java 6.

BaseX has been tested on numerous platforms, including Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.x , 11.x), Linux (SuSE xxx, Debian, Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu) and OpenBSD (up to 7.x).

The following distributions are available:

Core Package

The Core Package is a very compact JAR file. It contains the BaseX database management system, the XQuery processor, the client/server architecture, and the graphical user interface. It runs without additional libraries.

Full Distributions

In addition, the ZIP Package and the Windows Installer contain extra libraries for RESTXQ web applications and other advanced features, Start Scripts, and BaseX's browser-based database administration interface (DBA).

After BaseX has been unzipped or installed, the following directories will be available:

  • bin/: Start scripts (Windows, Linux).
  • data/: Database directory. See Configuration for more details.
  • etc/: Example data: XML sample, catalog and DTD files.
  • lib/: Extra libraries (Jetty, Tagsoup, …).
  • lib/custom/: Directory, in which additional JAR files can be placed (such as the Saxon library).
  • repo/: Repository for external XQuery modules (the FunctX library is included as example).
  • src/: Directory for your XQuery scripts and other source data.
  • webapp/: Web Application directory: home of the RESTXQ web application, REST scripts, and DBA.

If BaseX is started via the start scripts or the Windows icons, all JAR files in the lib directory and its descendant directories will be added to the class path.

If you work with the ZIP distribution, and if you want to make BaseX globally available, you can add the bin directory to your PATH environment variable.

Web Archive

The WAR Archive can be embedded in existing Java web servers.

Other Distributions

Various other distributions are available from the download page, most of which contain only the core package and, optionally, scripts for starting BaseX.

Changelog

Version 8.0
  • Update: Switched to Java 7
Version 7.0
  • Updated: BaseXJAXRX has been replaced with BaseXHTTP