base_url() returns wrong value

Question

I am using Codeigniter 3.1.0 which latest now. I have set base_url in config.php as

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

When I print base_url(). It is showing Server IP instead what I set.

http://173.x.xx.21/kp_clients/

Now what I am doing wrong here. Any idea?

I have autoloaded all required library

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

and its working fine in local but stoppped working in live server

NOTE: base_url() function not working in codeigniter I have checked this. This is because not load url helper. I have clearly mentioned in my question that I have autoloaded the helper. Still its showing IP instead what I am setting

@JuliePelletier If I dont load helper how `echo base_url()` this works? — Rejoanul Alam, Aug 15 '16 at 03:11
@wolfgang1983. No there are not anything doubled in autoload.php. This is working fine in local — Rejoanul Alam, Aug 15 '16 at 03:16
Have you made sure controllers and models have first letter only upper case on class and filename. — , Aug 15 '16 at 03:36
Yes. This is ok. It was worked in another live server. Only not returing right value for base_url in this server — Rejoanul Alam, Aug 15 '16 at 03:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '16 at 06:44

Before using base_url() function load 'url' helper first in application/config/autoload.php

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

Or, manually using $this->load->helper('url'); Now echo base_url(); gives the url what have loaded in $config['base_url'] config parameter.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 15 '16 at 03:51

I got the issue. It was a old project & there were a directory name production in config folder. I was forgot about this directory & there were not set the base_url this is why its auto detecting server IP.

In fact my config.php was not active here. Rather production/config.php was working there. Now solved

base_url() returns wrong value

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