Multiple website with different domain setup

[apricot]

Hi,

I am trying to setup a second domain magento. It is magento 1.7. I followed below posts and set up everything that needs to be done on the admin page (Create store, website etc)

then i copy index.php and .htaccess from current domain and paste to new domain root.

Until here everything is fine but i am totally confused with the update that i need to do on index.php. I was wondering if anyone knows what i need to do next?

Here is the post that i followed.
http://www.crucialwebhost.com/kb/how-to-setup-multiple-magento-
stores/

I appreciate if anyone can guide me on this.

Thank you in advance,

 

[dx3webs]

Once you have done the magento side of things dont setup a new root

Instead point your new domain to the same root folder as your original eg httpdocs / public_html

then edit index.php and add

if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "newdomain.com" || $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "www.newdomain.com"){
$_SERVER["MAGE_RUN_CODE"] = "website_code_you_used_in_manage_stores";
$_SERVER["MAGE_RUN_TYPE"] = "website";
}

just under umask(0);

 

[beauty900uk]

How can i activate multiple store in magento.

 

[dx3webs]

Provided you do not need an ssl cert for each domain it is relatively straight forward to create a multi-store setup.

1) configure magento.

Create a new root category for your new Store.

In system > manage stores

Add a new website, store and store view for your new site. Remember the code for the website. Point the store to your new root category.

2) Create a domain alias for you new domain pointing to your existing domain.

3) Add a little logic to index.php

umask(0);

if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "newdomain.com" || $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "www.newdomain.com"){
$_SERVER["MAGE_RUN_CODE"] = "website_code";
$_SERVER["MAGE_RUN_TYPE"] = "website";
}

/* Store or website code */
$mageRunCode = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE'] : '';

/* Run store or run website */
$mageRunType = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE'] : 'store';

Mage::run($mageRunCode, $mageRunType);