CodeIgniter issue with base_url in form

Question

I called base_url() in the form action in a view in my local machine. But, it is giving the url as http://::1/codeigniter/ instead of http://localhost/codeigniter. This is the same case with the site_url() also.

Is it a problem with the .htaccess file or should I make any settings in config.php?

Below is my .htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex index.php
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|(.*)\.swf|forums|images|css|downloads|jquery|js|robots\.txt|favicon\.ico)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ ./index.php?$1 [L,QSA]

I am using CodeIgniter 3.0 version.

I didn't make any changes in config.php. I am asking if I should any setting in that file. — Kiran Tej
– Kiran Tej, Commented Dec 8, 2015 at 13:22
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/codeigniter'. Set this in your config and check if it working! — Deepak Biswal
– Deepak Biswal, Commented Dec 8, 2015 at 13:24

Tpojka · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-09 00:11:59Z

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If you leave it blank the framework will try to autodetect it since version 2.0.0. Try to set that value in config: $config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/codeigniter/' and I think everything should works.

Edit: with trailing slash.

edited Dec 9, 2015 at 0:11

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answered Dec 8, 2015 at 13:27

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DFriend Over a year ago

With version 3.0.x auto detection should not be relied on. It should always be configured in config.php codeigniter.com/user_guide/installation/…

Learner · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-09 11:06:26Z

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If you don't want to change $config['base_url'] , while changing the server or moving the project to a live server from local machine , try this :

$root = "http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
$root .= str_replace(basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']),"",$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);
$config['base_url']    = "$root";

This can possibly avoid all issues with $config['base_url'] .

answered Dec 9, 2015 at 11:06

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