base_url() echoing localhost path instead of live server path

Question

i have an application build in CI 3.x version now i want to redirect to a specific directory in the root folder. i have an anchor tag through which i will redirect to the path now here is what i am doing!

 <a href="<?=base_url()?>ecommerce" class="shop-now-button">SHOP NOW</a>
//ecommerce is my directory name on root folder which contains the other website

now this is how the firefox is showing in inspect

<a href="http://clients.nextcrawl.ca/occ/ecommerce" class="shop-now-button">SHOP NOW</a>

which is the correct url! but what happens is when is actually click on it it takes me to the link http://localhost/occ/ecommerce/ and i have no idea how and why it is doing this.one more thing the ecommerce directory has a wordpress site in it.

My question is not a duplicate because in other cases base_url() doesnot work or works incorrect whereas in my case the base_url value is correct its just not taking to the correct path

no it is not! my base_url is working just fine,you can see i even wrote the path of base_url, the issue is somewhere else,the issue is on clicking — uneeb meer, May 25 '17 at 14:07
Ok, so it should be an environment issue, not a CI problem, checked apache's vhosts? — capcj, May 25 '17 at 14:08
already did its the correct path i am even echoing it in my question — uneeb meer, May 25 '17 at 14:16
Are you saying that `` takes you to `http://localhost/occ/ecommerce/` when you click on it? If so, that's not an application problem; PHP is doing everything correctly if it's outputting the right URL in the href... — CD001, May 25 '17 at 14:17
maybe you can check your `.htaccess` or your `server`. If there's no problem in you `base_url()` and that is not PHP, maybe look at your `.htaccess` or server configuration — John Rey M. Baylen, May 25 '17 at 14:19
it containes a wordpress site inside could that might be an issue? — uneeb meer, May 25 '17 at 14:20
lol! @Tpojka i never thought this could be the issue! thanks man can you write it down as answer so i can mark it? — uneeb meer, May 25 '17 at 14:35
now this being done! one more thing how can i refresh/remove cache? because i did hard refresh(ctrl+f5) a dozens of times but it is still loading from cache — uneeb meer, May 25 '17 at 14:50
I've found Firefox's caching is kinda greedy - especially with static assets like css and js - `Ctrl + F5` isn't always enough annoyingly. — CD001, May 25 '17 at 15:01
Use Shift in combination. One more [link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20569394/whats-the-difference-between-f5-refresh-and-shiftf5-in-google-chrome-browser) in addition to those posted in answer. — Tpojka, May 25 '17 at 15:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '17 at 15:04

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When environment is changed (eg. dev/pro/local) make sure that you have cleared browser cache memory so new values that are set by application are shown correctly.

All in all:

-Windows

Ctrl+F5

-MacOS

Cmd+Shift+R

Or use private browsing window.

Very useful links:

answered May 25 '17 at 15:04

Tpojka

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thanks tpojka! but there is still a problem i have tried ctrl+f5 dozens of time but it is still not woking and when i open it on private it works! can you recommend some code for the website to load always from server not from cache? cuz its a big website and it is in developement phase – uneeb meer May 25 '17 at 15:07
Check those provided links. Also try with Shift in key combo. – Tpojka May 25 '17 at 15:08

base_url() echoing localhost path instead of live server path

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