base_url() function not working in codeigniter

First of all load URL helper. you can load in "config/autoload.php" file and add following code $autoload['helper'] = array('url');

or in controller add following code

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

then go to config.php in cofig folder and set

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

hope this will help thanks

Check if you have something configured inside the config file /application/config/config.php e.g.

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

If you want to use base_url(), so we need to load url helper.

1. By using autoload $autoload['helper'] = array('url');
2. Or by manually load in controller or in view $this->load->helper('url');

Then you can user base_url() anywhere in controller or view.

In order to use base_url(), you must first have the URL Helper loaded. This can be done either in application/config/autoload.php (on or around line 67):

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

Or, manually:

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

Once it's loaded, be sure to keep in mind that base_url() doesn't implicitly print or echo out anything, rather it returns the value to be printed:

echo base_url();

Remember also that the value returned is the site's base url as provided in the config file. CodeIgniter will accomodate an empty value in the config file as well:

If this (base_url) is not set then CodeIgniter will guess the protocol, domain and path to your installation.

application/config/config.php, line 13