The Apache OFBiz® Project - Frequently Asked Questions (2024)

FAQs

What is Apache OFBiz used for? ›

Apache OFBiz is an open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. It provides a suite of enterprise applications that integrate and automate many of the business processes of an enterprise.

What is the vulnerability? There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache OFBiz tracked under CVE-2023-51467 and CVE-2023-49070. Successful exploitation would let an attacker circumvent authentication processes, enabling them to remotely execute arbitrary code and access sensitive information.

Database Setup. The OFBiz package comes with Apache Derby, an open source Java database with DB2 specs and is based on the IBM Cloudscape product. This database is good for demonstration purposes because it is easy to setup and use.

You can log in with the user admin and password ofbiz. Note: the default configuration uses an embedded Java database (Apache Derby) and embedded application server components such as Apache Tomcat®, Apache Geronimo (transaction manager), etc.

To check simply re-start OFBiz (Ctrl+C followed by "./gradlew ofbiz") and direct your browser to Entity Data Maintenance Tool here: https://localhost:8443/webtools/control/entitymaint and search for entities OfbizDemoType and OfbizDemo.

Yes Apache OFBiz is completely free. You can download and use it for free. You can find more details about the Apache 2.0 licence.

Apache is built to be stable and secure, but it will only be as secure as the user who configures it. Once Apache is built and installed, it's important to configure the server to be as minimal as possible.

Apache's error log is part of that log data that it produces. It's a standalone file that specifically contains information about errors produced as the Apache web server starts up and runs. According to Apache's section on the subject, it is “the most important log file.”

What is the OFBiz component XML? ›

At its bare minimum, an Apache OFBiz component is a folder, containing a special xml file, named “ofbiz-component. xml”, that describes the resources loaded and required by the component.

Apache Drill is an innovative schema-free SQL query engine for Hadoop, NoSQL, and cloud storage. This open-source software enables users to analyze large-scale datasets from numerous sources directly, without needing to shift data across systems.

The default administration user name and password for the Apache ActiveMQ Administration Console is admin and admin respectively. You should change these default credentials.

Default Port number for Apache and most web servers is 80. This is the normal http port and 443 is the port number for the https version. You can change the default ports to anything in the server configuration files.

Yes Apache OFBiz is completely free. You can download and use it for free. You can find more details about the Apache 2.0 licence.

No, Apache is not required to run a PHP file, but it is a commonly used web server to serve PHP content. PHP is a server-side scripting language, which means it runs on the server and generates HTML output that is then sent to the client's web browser.