function base_path

Returns the base URL path (i.e., directory) of the Drupal installation.

base_path() adds a "/" to the beginning and end of the returned path if the path is not empty. At the very least, this will return "/".

Examples:

24 calls to base_path()

File

drupal/includes/common.inc, line 2901
Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

function base_path() {
  return $GLOBALS['base_path'];
}