How do I change the domain when using URL::action()

Question

I am trying to duplicate something that was available in Laravel 3. I want to be able to specify an alternate domain name for a route. For example, I have a route that produces the following with this code:

URL::action('DashboardController@something')
// Produces: http://somedomain.com/dashboard/something

I want to be able to specify a different domain. This used to be in the config/application.php file as 'url'. This no longer works in L4.

Is there a way to specify a base url to use whenever a URL is being constructed?

Answer 1

Laravel 4 uses the Domain specified in the HTTP Request Header Field Host, e.g. Host: http://foo.dev.

If you want a different domain name, try something like this:

Route::group(array('domain' => 'bar.dev'), function()
{
    Route::controller('home', 'HomeController');
});

Now URL::action('HomeController@getWelcome');returns https://bar.dev/home/welcome instead of https://foo.dev/home/welcome

Answer 2

The location of the "app"-directory is defined in: \bootstrap\paths.php The default location of config file is now: \app\config\app.php

Depending on your setup, it should be around line 29 in app.php.

Look for:

'url' => 'http://somedomain.com',

And change this to whatever suits your website.