Change/set a dynamic base URL in CodeIgniter 4: is very easy and reliable. Especially, in Codeigniter 4 version. If we didn’t configure base_url() or site_url() then CodeIgniter find it automatically but its not perfect solution. sometimes, the automatic base URL creates a problem for developers. You can also  Set/Change Codeigniter 4 Environment Variable to Development or Production

When $config['base_url'] is not set, CodeIgniter 4 tries to automatically detect what your website’s base URL is. This is done purely for convenience when you are starting the development of a new application.

Auto-detection of the base URL is never reliable and also has security implications, which is why you should always have it manually configured in CodeIgniter 4.

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Why do we need to set a dynamic base URL in CodeIgniter 4?

Basically, In most cases, we need to shift our CodeIgniter application from a Local Server to a Live Server and vice-versa. So, every time we have to change the base URL from the config.php file. It takes a little bit more time and also increases 1 more step every time. A good developer already has solutions to save time.

So here, I have a solution for you. you can try this code on \application\config\config.php:

Step1: Get HTTP or HTTPS from URL

$config['base_url'] = ((isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] == "on") ? "https" : "http");

this line of code will help you to detect the HTTP or HTTPS. this is also a major issue in many cases. because when you SSL certificated expired or user tries request with HTTP then fixed URL return error or creates a bug.

Step2: Get Host or domain name from URL

$config['base_url'] .= "://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];

Step3: get Script Name from URL

$config['base_url'] .= str_replace(basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']),"",$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);

So, here I concatenated or combined 3 lines in $config[‘base_url’] to set Dynamic base URL in CodeIgniter 4. I think this is the easiest and the best solution for CodeIgniter 4 dynamic base URL or Site URL.

$config['base_url'] = ((isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] == "on") ? "https" : "http"); 
$config['base_url'] .= "://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']; 
$config['base_url'] .= str_replace(basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']),"",$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);

Also read, How to get a Controller and Method Name in Codeigniter 4

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