install PivotX via Softaculous – Email shop Community https://theemailshop.co.uk/community Wed, 04 Dec 2019 07:59:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 How to install PivotX via Softaculous in SiteWorx? https://theemailshop.co.uk/community/knowledge-base/how-to-install-pivotx-via-softaculous-in-siteworx/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 07:59:29 +0000 https://theemailshop.co.uk/forum/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1590
  • Sign in to your SiteWorx account.
  • Click ‘hosting features’ present under ‘SiteWorx’ menu
  • Choose ‘softaculous’ option
    siteworx softaculous icon
  • You will see a softaculous interface
  • Now on the left area of your screen, you will simply locate the “Blogs” category. Click on this, and then click on “pivotX” that will appear.
    PivotX softaculous
  • Click on the ‘Install’ button
    PivotX install button
  • Fill out all the essential fields under ‘software setup’
  • Choose Protocol: Leave the field as it is.
  • Choose Domain: If you are not using domains, leave it also
  • In Directory: If you need to install this in the directory, for instance, example.com/directory, enter the name of your directory. Otherwise, leave it blank as well, and then install this in the main domain example.com
  • Check under the ‘site settings’ area
  • Site Name: Enter your site name, like “my website“.
    PivotX install screen
  • Under your database settings area
  • Table prefix: leave it like this
  • Check for “Admin Account” and enter the below details:
  • Admin name: Add new pivotX username (do not use admin for security purposes)
  • Admin Password: Create a strong password.
  • Admin Email: Enter email address
  • Real name: add your real name or leave it like this
    PivotX screen
  • Note: Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your pivotX blog.

    • Choose the language of your blog, the default language of pivotX blog is English
    • Advanced options: Leave it like that, unless you are looking to change the name of your database, or taking an automated backup. Also, please note that taking plenty of backups can utilize a lot of space.

    Finally, get to the bottom of the page and click on the ‘Install’ button
    softaculous install button

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