Install PivotX 2.3.11 on Windows

Trabla: Install PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS on Windows ( XAMPP 5.6.21 )


Install PivotX 2.3.11 PHP blog on Windows XAMPP tutorial

PivotX is an open source blog software written in PHP 
using either flat files or a database to store content.
It uses the Smarty web template system and the TinyMCE editor. One installation can handle several blogs, each with its own configuration, including themes. Users belong to different levels regarding managing and editing privileges. New functions can be added via extensions managed through the admin interface.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PivotX


Solving:


1.  Download and install XAMPP 5.6.21 from official site:
https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

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2.  Download PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS   installer from official site:
http://pivotx.net/

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3. Create folder \pivotx XAMPP htdocs folder
C:\xampp\htdocs\pivotx
and copy all files from downloaded  PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS   .zip source

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4. Run XAMPP Control Panel 
open php.ini file ( Apache ->  Config-> PHP(php.ini) )
and change value
from
max_execution_time=30
to
max_execution_time=120
+ save file.

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- start Apache
- start Database

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5. Open in browser following url to start  PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS  web installation
http://localhost/pivotx/pivotx/index.php


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6. "Setup user" chapter
- type your user credentials
- scroll down

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7. "Storage setup" - PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS  support flat files  or a database to store content.
In this tutorial we will use database  as content storage.

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So we need to create Database for   PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS

1) Open phpMyAdmin in new browser tab (or window :) ) - http://localhost/phpmyadmin
2) Open SQL tab
3) Execute following query

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CREATE DATABASE `pivotx` 
DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

CREATE USER 'pivotx-owner'@'localhost'; 
CREATE USER 'pivotx-owner'@'127.0.0.1';
CREATE USER 'pivotx-owner'@'::1';

SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'pivotx-owner'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('pivotx123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'pivotx-owner'@'127.0.0.1' = PASSWORD('pivotx123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'pivotx-owner'@'::1' = PASSWORD('pivotx123$%');


GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`pivotx`.* TO 'pivotx-owner'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`pivotx`.* TO 'pivotx-owner'@'127.0.0.1' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`pivotx`.* TO 'pivotx-owner'@'::1' WITH GRANT OPTION;

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Go back  to PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS installation page

- type Database Model MySQL
- type Username pivotx-owner
- type Password -  pivotx123$%
- type Database Namepivotx
- click "Continue" button

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8. Installation done. Login As Admin to PivotX 2.3.11 Blog CMS  Administrator Panel

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