base_url() and url helper

[eluser]jedd[/eluser]
[quote author="elaniobro" date="1267326365"]Having issues with the config.php file and setting the base URL.
I currently have my config.php file setting my base pat as follows:

Code:

$config['base_url']    = "http://localhost:8888/www.example.com/com/5/system/application";

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In my copy of CI, the config.php includes a comment just above the $config['base_url'] section that reads:

Code:

| URL to your CodeIgniter root. Typically this will be your base URL,
| WITH a trailing slash:

Is yours different?