Magento Create Multiple Website.

In magento most uaseful functionality is multiple website. To create multiple wesite in magento follow the following steps.

Stepl-1 Create Root category for other website.

Go To Catalog -> Manage Category and click on "Add Root Category" Button and create root category.
in root category you can add category for other website.

Step-2 Create Wesite , Store & Store view.

Go To System -> Manage stores -> Click on "Create Website" Button

It open new form in form two field vaialable Name & Code

Add Name & Code in form save it.

Note: I have added Name Website2 & Code = wesite2 for example purpose

Next create a store click on create "Create Store" button then open new form in that three field available Website , Name & Root category.

Select a website from Website field. Next add store name in Name field & Select category form Root Category field.

Next create store view clicking in "Create Store View" button. it open new for store view. in that Store , Name , Code , Status , & Short Order field are available.

Select store form Store field. Add name of store view in Name field & add store code & select status from status field.

Finally save store view form.

Step-2 Create website folder in root directory.

create wesite folder (in my case folder name is website2) in root directory add index.php & .htaccess file in website folder from root.

Next Open index.php

Change following lines

$compilerConfig = MAGENTO_ROOT . '/includes/config.php'; // (Approximate line no : 47)

Replace with

$compilerConfig = MAGENTO_ROOT . '/../includes/config.php';



$mageFilename = MAGENTO_ROOT . '/app/Mage.php'; // (Approximate line no : 52)

Replace with

$mageFilename = MAGENTO_ROOT . '/../app/Mage.php';


$mageRunCode = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE'] : ''; // (Approximate line no : 82)
$mageRunType = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE'] : 'store'; // (Approximate line no : 85)

Replace with

$mageRunCode = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE'] : 'website2'; // Adding website code here
$mageRunType = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE'] : 'website';  // Adding website keyword

Step-3 Set Website Path in System Configuration.

Finally set website path in configuration.

Go System -> Configuration -> Select New website (Website2) form Current Configuration Scope Dropdown

After that Go to System -> Configuration -> General -> Web -> Unsecure Section Add website code name at last in 'Base URL' textbox.

Now clear the cache & create index management. then check in browser