magento set store id programmatically

Question

I am currently working on a magento site that is in 2 languages (French and Dutch). The approach I am taking is as follows:

• Create a folder in the web root (named

Answer 1

After hours of huffing and puffing i was able to figure out a way to set the store id programatically :)

In the index.php file, (in your language specific folder), add the following:-

$store_id = 'your_store_id_here';
$mageRunCode = 'store view code';
$mageRunType = 'store';

Mage::app()->setCurrentStore($store_id);
Mage::run($mageRunCode, $mageRunType);

Hope someone will find this information useful :)