Magento

Hi all,

I am really excited about the multiple store capability as laid out in v 0.8. I have been trying to mess around with adding multiple stores and creating separate views. I have been successful in creating new stores, unfortunately, I cant figure out how to access them from the front end.

For example, if I create a second store titled: SecondStore with a view titled: DefaultView. How can I access this store from the front end?

Thanks guys.

Hehe. I need the answer to this as well. Can’t figure it out!

I bet it’s something really simple as well .

OK I worked it out.

1. Goto ‘System -> Configuration’.
2. In the ‘Current Configuration Scope’ drop-down select your new store.
3. Select ‘Web’ and change the base URL to the one you want.

You then have to change Mage:run(’base’) in the index.php file to the store code of your new store.

To get to your new store you enter the URL specified in step 3 above.

Sorry I can’t explain this in more detail. I’m only just learning it. You will have to have a play for yourself to see how it works as your setup is different to mine.

Hello.
It possible to charge a fee to the stores and take the area to join new stores and customers, to set shopping mall, multivendor ....best regards

Hello.
1-It is possible to add fields and product qualities with the same mass, putting at the same time all the new products and items? , Instead of one at a time you can put todos.2- put at the same time all translations?, 3-it is possible to have different customs template for each store-client? best regards

I tried to put the Chinese locale to the front end. What data should I fill in for the Code item of “New Store View” in the System->Manage Stores->Create Store View?

If you are creating a new Store View then you can enter anything you want for the code name.

Hello.
It possible to charge a fee to the stores and take the area to join new stores and customers, to set shopping mall, multivendor ? ....best regards

Hello.
1-It is possible to add fields and product qualities with the same mass, putting at the same time all the new products and items? , Instead of one at a time you can put todos.2- put at the same time all translations?, 3-it is possible to have different customs template for each store-client? best regards

Flowstack - 19 March 2008 03:11 AM

OK I worked it out.

1. Goto ‘System -> Configuration’.
2. In the ‘Current Configuration Scope’ drop-down select your new store.
3. Select ‘Web’ and change the base URL to the one you want.

You then have to change Mage:run(’base’) in the index.php file to the store code of your new store.

To get to your new store you enter the URL specified in step 3 above.

Sorry I can’t explain this in more detail. I’m only just learning it. You will have to have a play for yourself to see how it works as your setup is different to mine.

Hello
I’ve do that…

create a second website with store and storeview
create a folder into magento root directory named secondstore that is the code of this store
put into index.php with the right code, put a copy of htaccess
changed the base url in store profile…

but If I go to wwww.mysite.com/magento/secondstore/

I have a blank page :-O

any helps?

Maybe this instructions are not good if the store is not under the same wbsite?

Thanks

This video cleared up some details for me:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/comments/video-creating-multiple-online-storefronts-part1/

Good luck,

Séamus

seDev - 21 March 2008 08:06 AM

This video cleared up some details for me:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/comments/video-creating-multiple-online-storefronts-part1/

Good luck,

Séamus

Supposed I want to add Chinese store view to the front end with the Chinese locale downloaded from Community Translation blog, What should I do?
The part1 video did not show how to do with the additional Chinese locale in the app/locale folder?

seDev - 21 March 2008 08:06 AM

This video cleared up some details for me:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/comments/video-creating-multiple-online-storefronts-part1/

Good luck,

Séamus

Hello, thank You so much! this guide is great!

Now I have my mainstore and the secondstore (I’ve seen that old settings was quite right, the mistake was on bad link to mage.php ../folder and not /folder)

only one question… the second store doesn’t have the css loaded
http://www.babypull.it/public/shop/ecobaby/index.php

I have no idea why! ;-(

Thanks

Ok now works great! :-D
http://www.babypull.it/public/shop/ecobaby

I don’t know why but the unsercure_link ... doesn’t work… with absolute link YESSS

I have followed the instructions in the first tutorial video on multiple sites / stores.  I used the same directory structure as in the video, i.e. mainstore/shoestore inside my magento directory, which is located at http://www.xxxxxxx.com/magento/mainstore/shoestore/.  As in the video, I changed the mage path to:

When I tried to open the resultant page at http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/magento/mainstore/shoestore/ i get the following two lines:

Any help would be appreciated, I’m sure this is a simple path error on my part.

Thanks!

agcilantro - 21 March 2008 09:07 PM

I have followed the instructions in the first tutorial video on multiple sites / stores.  I used the same directory structure as in the video, i.e. mainstore/shoestore inside my magento directory, which is located at http://www.xxxxxxx.com/magento/mainstore/shoestore/.  As in the video, I changed the mage path to:

require_once '../app/Mage.php';

Mage::run('shoestore', 'website');

When I tried to open the resultant page at http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/magento/mainstore/shoestore/ i get the following two lines:

Warning: require_once(../app/Mage.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homepages/33/d213557129/htdocs/magento/mainstore/shoestore/index.php on line 26

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../app/Mage.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php5') in /homepages/33/d213557129/htdocs/magento/mainstore/shoestore/index.php on line 26

Any help would be appreciated, I’m sure this is a simple path error on my part.

Thanks!

Hello
are you sure that the base url in tab WEB under CONFIGURATION -> STORE are correct?
after create the subfolders (your settings are ok) you must to go to

BACKEND -> CONFIGURATION -> SELECT THE WEBSITE (NOT THE STORE) from the dropdown menu on the top-left
after press to WEB

you must set under the UNSICURE LINKS the right link to your subfolder
I used an absolute link like
http://80.170.80.123/magento/secondwebsite/ (remember slash to the end of the link)

put 2 times this link on the first 2 fields

and in the fields below set the right link (better for me absolute link) to all system folders
like
http://80.170.80.123/magento/skin/
http://80.170.80.123/magento/media/
etc

remember that you must create before a root categories 1 for every website
and select after manage store this root folder like ROOT category folder x websites

it is very simple if you have any trouble… maybe I can help you, also I know my english is very basic :-O

Thank you for your suggestions.
I made the changes to absolute paths in the urls.  But it looks like I am just using the same page as the default store.

See my site:  http://www.conviviumbrands.com/magento/shoestore

How do I get it to not have the same first page as the main store?

Thanks.