Problem when running my app with a different base URL

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Problem when running my app with a different base URL - Umar - 03-22-2020

Hello everyone,

I have just started to learn CodeIgniter 4 and I have gone through the online documentation.
I am using the local development server that comes with CodeIgniter 4 to host my web app locally.
I have also set the variable CI_ENVIRONEMENT in my .env file to development.

Following the documentation, I have set my base URL to "http://tutorial.ci/" in the file app/Config/App.php and also within the .env file, the baseURL has been set as app.baseURL="http://tutorial.ci/".
Note that I have uncommented the app.baseURL line.

So my first question is, after launching the server, why does the server is still starting on http://localhost:8080 despite modifying the baseURL?

And my second question is, why can't I access the web app in my browser via the link "http://tutorial.ci/"?

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong and how can I use the link http://tutorial.ci/ to access my web app locally instead of using the link http://localhost:8080?

Kindly find as attachement of the .env and app/Config/App.php files.
I will be very grateful if someone could help me to solve this issue as I am a complete novice to CodeIgniter. Smile

Thanks in advance

Best Regards,
Umar

RE: Problem when running my app with a different base URL - InsiteFX - 03-22-2020

If you want to run with a base url like that then you need to use vhosts file.

Which is under Apache server.

Code:
#--------------------------------------------------------------

# HTTP:

#--------------------------------------------------------------

<VirtualHost *:80>

    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/your_project_root_folder"

    ServerName tutorial.ci

    ServerAlias tutorial.ci

    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/your_project_root_folder">

        Order allow,deny

        Allow from all

        AllowOverride All

        Require all granted

    </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Your vhost would like something like that.

If you are on Windows you need to edit the windows hosts file.

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Using notepad and add this.

127.0.0.1 tutorial.ci
or (IP verison 6)
::1 tutorial.ci

You should install either WAMP or XAMPP depending on your needs.

RE: Problem when running my app with a different base URL - Umar - 03-28-2020

Hello,
Thanks for the reply.
I have followed the instructions that you have given as well as an online tutorial on how to setup a Virtual Host in Windows: https://ultimatefosters.com/hosting/setup-a-virtual-host-in-windows-with-xampp-server/

Despite all of these, the page Index of/ is appearing when I launch the link www.tutorial.ci

Kindly find as attachements the host, http.conf, httpd-vhosts.conf files which I have modified.
Could you please advice?
Thanks in advance