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How come you can't use base_url in a config file? - El Forum - 02-12-2012
[eluser]dallen33[/eluser]
Just curious. I wanted to do something like:
Code:
$config['assets'] = base_url().'assets/';How come you can't use base_url in a config file? - El Forum - 02-13-2012
[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
Create an assets_helper.php
Here is a start:
Code:
if ( ! function_exists('asset_url'))
{
function asset_url()
{
// the helper function doesn't have access to $this, so we need to get a reference to the
// CodeIgniter instance. We'll store that reference as $CI and use it instead of $this
$CI =& get_instance();
// return the asset_url
return base_url() . $CI->config->item('asset_path');
}
}
if ( ! function_exists('css_url'))
{
function css_url()
{
// the helper function doesn't have access to $this, so we need to get a reference to the
// CodeIgniter instance. We'll store that reference as $CI and use it instead of $this
$CI =& get_instance();
// return the asset_url
return base_url() . $CI->config->item('css_path');
}
}
if ( ! function_exists('js_url'))
{
function js_url()
{
// the helper function doesn't have access to $this, so we need to get a reference to the
// CodeIgniter instance. We'll store that reference as $CI and use it instead of $this
$CI =& get_instance();
// return the asset_url
return base_url() . $CI->config->item('js_path');
}
}Now set your paths in a config file...
Code:
$config['asset_path'] = 'assets/';
$config['css_path'] = 'assets/css/';
$config['js_path'] = 'assets/js/';