get directory paths, get Base URLs, get URLs in static block, get secure URL in Magento

1) Get Directory paths

 Mage::getBaseDir()  //output : /var/www/html/magento
Mage::getBaseDir('app')  //output : /var/www/html/magento/app
Mage::getBaseDir('media') //output : /var/www/html/magento/media
Mage::getBaseDir(‘design’) => Get design directory path
Mage::getBaseDir(‘code’) => Gives code directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir(‘lib’) => Gives lib directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir(‘skin’) => Gives skin directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir(‘var’) => Gives var directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir(‘cache’) => Gives cache directory file path
Mage::getBaseDir(‘log’) => Gives log directory file path 

2) Get Base URL

 Mage::getBaseUrl() => Get base url path e.g. http://yourwebsite.com/
 Mage::getBaseUrl('media') => Get MEDIA folder path e.g. http://yourwebsite.com/media/
 Mage::getBaseUrl('js') => Get JS folder path e.g. http://yourwebsite.com/js/
 Mage::getBaseUrl('skin') => Get SKIN folder path e.g. http://yourwebsite.com/skin/

 3) Get Current URL

Mage::helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl();

4) Get Home URL

Mage::helper('core/url')->getHomeUrl();

5) Create module your

Mage::getUrl('module/controller/action');

6)  Get secure URL(To get secure URL you just need to add one more parameter as bellow)

Mage::getUrl('',array('_secure'=>true))
Mage::getUrl('module/controller/action',array('_secure'=>true))

 

 7) Get URL path in Static Block

 i) Get Base URL

{{base url=''}}

ii) Get Skin URL

{{skin url='images/skinimage.jpg'}} 

iii) Get Media URL

{{media url='/mediaimage.jpg'}}

iv) Get Store URL

{{store url=''}}