How to install PivotX via Softaculous in cPanel?

• Sign in to your cPanel account.
• Click ‘Softaculous app installer’ present under ‘Software’ menu

• 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.

• Click on ‘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“.

• 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

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 ‘Install’ button