base_url() function not working in codeigniter

Apart from making sure you have set config/autoload.php:

$autoload['helper'] = array('url');

Change application/config/config.php from:

$config['base_url'] = 'http://example.com/';

Become a dynamic base url:

$config['base_url'] = ((isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] == "on") ? "https": "http");
$config['base_url'] .= "://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
$config['base_url'] .= str_replace(basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']),"",$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);

And using the host from php to run it on local, below is just an example port.

php -S localhost:2000

Load url helper in controller

$this->load->helper('url');

Anything if you use directly in the Codeigniter framework directly, like base_url(), uri_string(), or word_limiter(), All of these are coming from some sort of Helper function of framework.

While some of Helpers may be available globally to use just like log_message() which are extremely useful everywhere, rest of the Helpers are optional and use case varies application to application. base_url() is a function defined in url helper of the Framework.

You can learn more about helper in Codeigniter user guide's helper section.

You can use base_url() function once your current class have access to it, for which you needs to load it first.

$this->load->helper('url')

You can use this line anywhere in the application before using the base_url() function.

If you need to use it frequently, I will suggest adding this function in config/autoload.php in the autoload helpers section.

Also, make sure you have well defined base_url value in your config/config.php file.

This will be the first configuration you will see,

$config['base_url'] = 'http://yourdomain.com/'; 

You can check quickly by

echo base_url();

Reference: https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/helpers/url_helper.html

Question -I wanted to load my css file but it was not working even though i autoload and manual laod why ? i found the solution => here is my solution : application>config>config.php $config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/CodeIgniter/'; //paste the link to base url

question explanation:

" > i had my bootstrap.min.css file inside assets/css folder where assets is root directory which i was created.But it was not working even though when i loaded ? 1. $autoload['helper'] = array('url'); 2. $this->load->helper('url'); in my controllar then i go to my

I encountered with this issue spending couple of hours, however solved it in different ways. You can see, I have just created an assets folder outside application folder. Finally I linked my style sheet in the page header section. Folder structure are below images.

Before action this you should include url helper file either in your controller class method/__constructor files or by in autoload.php file. Also change $config['base_url'] = 'http://yoursiteurl'; in the following file application/config/config.php

If you include it in controller class method/__constructor then it look like

public function __construct()
{
    $this->load->helper('url');
}

or If you load in autoload file then it would looks like

$autoload['helper'] = array('url'); 

Finally, add your stylesheet file. You can link a style sheet by different ways, include it in your inside section

-><link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo base_url();?>assets/css/style.css" type="text/css" />

-> or

<?php

    $main = array(
    'href'       => 'assets/css/style.css',
    'rel'        => 'stylesheet',
    'type'       => 'text/css',
    'title'      => 'main stylesheet',
    'media'      => 'all',
    'index_page' => true
    );


echo link_tag($main); ?>

-> or

finally I get more reliable code cleaner concept. Just create a config file, named styles.php in you application/config/styles.php folder. Then add some links in styles.php file looks like below

<?php
 $config['style'] = array(
    'main' => array(
        'href'       => 'assets/css/style.css',
        'rel'        => 'stylesheet',
        'type'       => 'text/css',
        'title'      => 'main stylesheet',
        'media'      => 'all',
        'index_page' => true
    )
 );

?>

call/add this config to your controller class method looks like below

$this->config->load('styles');
$data['style'] = $this->config->config['style'];

Pass this data in your header template looks like below.

$this->load->view('templates/header', $data);

And finally add or link your css file looks like below.

<?php echo link_tag($style['main']); ?>

This All Directly Access Function Will Be Loaded Through Helper Class Only.

Like URL, Security, File all Are Helpers and You can Also Load Custom Helpers.

config/autoload.php

$autoload['helper'] = array('url', 'file', 'authorization', 'custom');