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Pivot is a web-based tool to help you maintain dynamic sites, like weblogs or online journals. Pivot is released under the GPL so it is completely free to use. It is written in PHP, and does not require additional libraries or databases to function.

In the column on the right you can find downloads, as well as the online documentation. Please refrain from using the 'comments' on this page to ask questions about Pivot. You are much more likely to be helped, if you ask your questions in the Forum.

Scheduled Site Outage

Friday 23 February 2007 at 1:09 pm

The data center where pivotlog.net is hosted has just made us aware that a scheduled power outage is currently planned for Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 00:01 PST (08:01 GMT) and is expected to last three hours. The downtime is due to a total power shutdown in the building housing the data center required to make repairs to a Phase C Conductor Cable on one of the UPS units as it has been compromised to the point that immediate action to repair it is necessary or a ground fault will occur to the building systems.

All website and email services will be affected during this time. We apologize for an inconvenience this outage may cause and thank you for your patience and understanding.

Update: The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Thank you for your patience.

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Pivot 1.40.1..

Sunday 04 February 2007 at 06:33 am

We've released Pivot 1.40.1. This is a recommended upgrade for all users. There are no real new features, just a fair amount of bugfixes and other small improvements. For details, check out the changelog for 1.40.1.

This version comes in three flavors:

So, if you want to set up a new install, use the Full version and read here on how to get started.
If you're running 1.40RC or 1.40.0, you can get the small updater. If you're running an older version (including 1.40 alphas and 1.40 betas), you will need to get the larger updater file.

  • Extract the files on your computer.
  • Make a backup of your website. (really)
  • Upload all the files overwriting the ones already present.
  • Download the upgradechecks tool, unzip it and upload to your pivot folder.
  • Open pivot/upgradechecks.php in your browser and see if you have to make any changes.
  • Log in to your Pivot, and do the following:
    • Rebuild the index.
    • Go to Administration » Weblogs, and click through your weblog so, the weblog configuration is updated.
    • Add [[thickbox:head]] to the <head> section of your templates, if you want to use the new thickbox popups.
    • Rebuild all pages.
  • Enjoy your brand-new Pivot!

Alternatively you can use our Pivot Setup script, which takes care of the installation/upgrading. Read about it here: Pivot Setup.

Tip: We've heard about people (mainly on OSX) who've had their FTP programs wipe the folders clean before uploading. Make sure that doesn't happen to you by reading this forum thread.

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