Use the following procedures to get started using Acquia Search, depending on the version of Apache Solr you are using.
Important
Acquia recommends using the Search API module with Drupal 8 websites. For more information, see Using the Search API module. If you are not using the Search API module, review the entire following procedure before installing or using Acquia Search.
Note
Acquia Search with Solr 4 does not have a subscriber-accessible API.
To start using Acquia Search with your website, complete the following steps:
Download and install both the Acquia Search module, and the other required modules on your website. For details, see Modules for Acquia Search.
Connect to your Acquia subscription with your Acquia Cloud credentials.
Run cron manually to have Acquia confirm your search subscription status and allow you to enable the Acquia Search module. To run cron manually, complete the following steps:
After cron has finished, Acquia provisions Acquia Search for your website. The provisioning process can take several minutes to complete.
On the Modules admin page, enable the Acquia Search Solr module. Be sure to approve any additional required Acquia Search-related modules.
Note
While Acquia provisions Acquia Search for your website, your website may display the following error message on the Status report page:
Your site was unable to contact the Apache Solr server.
To view the Status report page, in the admin menu, select Reports, and then click the Status report link.
After the provisioning process is complete, the previous error message should disappear, and you can continue with the following instructions.
Your Solr 4 index of website content is built and maintained by periodic cron jobs. Depending on the amount of content on your website, the initial indexing process will take some time to complete. You can set the indexing rate for your website content during each cron run on the Apache Solr search > Default Index tab, under Actions. For more information, see Indexing your website.
To determine the condition of the index, go to the Apache Solr Search > Default Index tab, in the Search Index Content section. For more information, see Search index reports.
Updating your version of Apache Solr Search
When you update your Acquia Search module to a newer version, you must register the update on the Acquia Search page of the Acquia Cloud interface. To register the update, complete the following steps:
Notes
Acquia Search with Solr 7 does not have a subscriber-accessible API.
Acquia Search with Solr 7 is currently available as a trial to limited customers. If you are interested in participating in the trial, contact your Account Manager, or your Customer Success team.
To start using Acquia Search with your website, complete the following steps:
Download and install the Acquia Search Solr module and the other required modules on your website.
Connect to your Acquia subscription with your Acquia Cloud credentials.
Run cron manually to have Acquia confirm your search subscription status and allow you to enable the Acquia Search Solr module. To run cron manually, complete the following steps:
After cron has finished, Acquia provisions Acquia Search for your website. The provisioning process can take several minutes to complete.
On the Modules admin page, enable the Acquia Search Solr module. Be sure to approve any additional required Acquia Search-related modules. For more information, see Modules for Acquia Search.
Note
While Acquia provisions Acquia Search for your website, your website may display the following error message on the Status report page:
Your site was unable to contact the Apache Solr server.
To view the Status report page, in the admin menu, select Reports, and then click the Status report link.
After the provisioning process is complete, the previous error message should disappear, and you can continue with the following instructions.
Your Solr 7 index of website content is built and maintained by periodic cron jobs. Depending on the amount of content on your website, the initial indexing process will take some time to complete. You can set the indexing rate for your website content during each cron run on the Apache Solr search > Default Index tab, under Actions. For more information, see Indexing your website.
To determine the condition of the index, go to the Apache Solr Search > Default Index tab, in the Search Index Content section. For more information, see Search index reports.
Updating your version of Apache Solr Search
When you update your Acquia Search Solr module to a newer version, you must register the update on the Acquia Search page of the Acquia Cloud interface. To register the update, complete the following steps:
After your website is fully indexed, you can take advantage of the power of
Acquia Search. When visitors enter searches into the search field or on the
search page at http://example/?q=search (where example is the URL of
your server) Acquia Search will provide the requested search results.
After you enable Acquia Search and index your website, use the following product documentation pages to help you configure search on your website:
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