Creating connection
How to Create Connection
To make establish connection between content data-source and iLangl cloud, you should need to create a content channel:
- Ensure that you logged are logged in on https://cloud.iLangL.com
- Go to 'My Channels' section and click 'Add New' to create a new channel.
Choose a Connector Type connector type (required field) from the drop-down list menu to match your CMS type and version.
Note Further configuration will depend on the connector type you choose. Detailed You can find more information about configuration of the CMS specific connector configuration you can find on in the Connectors page.
- In the field Name type channel name 'Name' (required field)In the field URL - type channel name.
- 'URL' (required field) - enter base URL of your website.
- In the field 'UTC Offset difference difference' (optional field) - you can set up UTC up a UTC offset difference between iLangL cloud and content data source.
- You can choose option 'Enable content configuration from plugin' in order - mark it to give access for Configuration to Content Channel Configuration from the plugin viewYou can choose option view.
- 'Enable change tracking' for activation- mark it to activate 'Export changes only' functionality. By default this option is disabled and will not be availble available during Export the content export.
- You can choose option 'Enable publishing' - mark it to enable 'Import and Publish' option for channel plugins.
Enable 'Internet connection'/' button Local connection' (required field) - choose 'Internet connection' button.
Note This article describes how to create and validate the Internet connection. For a local connection please go to a special articleThe article on Local connection can be found here.
- Click 'Ping Cloud Server' button.
- If the connection works well, system will display 'Successfully pinged' message. This is the way to get our cloud IP address of our cloud that should be accessible from your server for successful internet connection.
How to Specify Connection
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- In the 'Server field ' (required field) enter - enter server IP address or domain name.
- In the 'Port field ' (optional field) - you can specify server connection portEnter database name .
- 'Database' (required field) in the Database fieldIn the field - enter the database name.
- 'Table Prefix' (optional for some CMSs) - enter the database table prefix.
- In the field 'User Id' (required field) - enter the user name for connection that will be used to connect to your site or database (depends on the CMS you have chosen) Enter user password in the field Password .
- 'Password' (required ) field) - enter user's password.
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How to Validate Connection
- Click 'Check Connection' button.
- If validation passes successfully, you will have to choose next step will be choosing a portal in “Select Portal” fieldthe 'Select Portal' field.
- If validation fails:
- Make sure you entered correct IP address.
- Make sure your firewall allows connections to your server.