After you set up your Drupal site to utilize a SearchStax-hosted Solr server, ensure that the Solr server and associated index are correctly connected and operational. Follow these steps to verify the connection:

• Verify Solr Server Connection

  • Navigate to Search API Configuration:
    • In the Drupal admin menu, select Configuration.
    • Under the Search and metadata section, click Search API.
  • Access the SearchStax Server Settings:
    • On the Search API page, locate the list of configured servers.
    • Click on the name of the SearchStax search server you previously set up.

  • Check the Server URL and Connection Status:

    • On the server details page, find the Solr server URL field.
      Expected: The URL should include searchstax.com, which indicates that it is pointing to your SearchStax instance.
    • Review the Server connection status.
      Expected: You should see a message stating "The Solr server could be reached." If this message appears, your Drupal site is communicating successfully with the SearchStax Solr server.
    • If the message does not appear, review your server configuration, credentials, and network connectivity.

• Verify Solr Index Status

  • Return to Search API Configuration:
    • If not already present, navigate to Configuration > Search and metadata > Search API.
  • Access the SearchStax Index:
    • On the Search API page, locate and click on the name of the SearchStax-powered index you created.

  • Check Index Status and Item Count:

    • On the index details page, find the Server index status section.
      Expected: The status should provide a message such as "There are x items indexed on the server for this index." Here, x represents the number of content items successfully indexed.

    This process confirms that content from your Drupal site is sent to and stored in the SearchStax Solr index.

Validating the search page