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http://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/35717/how-to-get-base-secure-url-without-index-php


1) Base URL:   {{store url=""}}

<a href="{{store url=""}}">Link to Base URL</a>

2) Store URL:
{{store url='test.html'}}
also only store URL
{{store url=""}}

3) Media URL:
only get media URL
{{media url=''}}
if you get some folder path
{{media url='imagefolder/imagename.jpg'}}

4) Skin URL:
{skin url='images/imagename.jpg'}}
only get skin URL
{skin url=''}}



Get URLs in PHP files (incl. templates/PHTML)
Get Base Url in magento:

$baseurl = Mage::getBaseUrl();
Get Base Url without index.php
Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB); 

// output: http://example.com/



Current Url

$currentUrl = Mage::helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl();
or

$currentUrl = Mage::getUrl('*/*/*', array('_current' => true));
or
if (!in_array(Mage::app()->getFrontController()->getAction()->getFullActionName(), array('cms_index_noRoute', 'cms_index_defaultNoRoute'))) 
{
    $currentUrl = Mage::helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl();
}



Skin URL:

$skinUrl = Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_SKIN);
Unsecure Skin URL:

$skinUrl = $this->getSkinUrl('images/imagename.jpg');
Secure Skin URL:
$this->getSkinUrl('images/imagename.gif', array('_secure'=>true));



Media URL

$mediaUrl = Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);
or
$mediaUrl = Mage::getBaseUrl('media');



Get Js URL:

$jsUrl = Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_JS);
or
$jsUrl = Mage::getBaseUrl('js');



get store URL:
$storeUrl = Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB);


Get Home URL:
$homeUrl= Mage::helper('core/url')->getHomeUrl();


Get Directory paths
Mage::getBaseDir('design') // Get design directory path
Mage::getBaseDir('code')   // Gives code directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir('lib')    // Gives lib directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir('skin')   // Gives skin directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir('var')    // Gives var directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir('cache')  // Gives cache directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir('log')    // Gives log directory file path




Create module URL:
Mage::getUrl('module/controller/action');


MORE OPTIONS:
https://docs.magentocommerce.com/Mage_Core/Mage_Core_Model_Store.html