How do I get the project basepath in CodeIgniter

Question

I have created a folder as user in the root directory.

My project base path is:

/var/www/myproject/

When I want to access the base

Answer 1

Codeigniter has a function that retrieves your base path which is:

FCPATH and BASEPATH i recommand use FCPATH.

for your base url use:

if your php short tag is off

for example: if you want to link you css files which is in your base path