CodeIgniter -> Get current URL relative to base url

Question

Tried URI::uri_string() but can\'t get it to work with the base_url.

URL: http://localhost/dropbox/derrek/shopredux/ahahaha/hihihi
Returns: dr

Answer 1

Running Latest Code Igniter 3.10

$this->load->helper('uri'); // or you can autoload it in config

print base_url($this->uri->uri_string());