Magento 1 how to get base urls in php, phtml and cms or blocks files

In Magento 1, base URLs can be retrieved in various ways depending on where you’re working, such as PHP files, .phtml template files, CMS pages, or block classes. Here’s how you can do it in each context:

We have used following command to get different URL in magento Get Url in phtml files

1. Get Base Url :

Mage::getBaseUrl();

2. Get Skin Url :

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_SKIN);

(a) Unsecure Skin Url :

$this->getSkinUrl('images/imagename.jpg');

(b) Secure Skin Url :

$this->getSkinUrl('images/imagename.gif', array('_secure'=>true));

3. Get Media Url :

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);

4. Get Js Url :

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_JS);

5. Get Store Url :

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB);

6. Get Current Url

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

Get Url in cms pages or static blocks

1. Get Base Url :

{{store url=""}}

2. Get Skin Url :

{{skin url='images/imagename.jpg'}}

3. Get Media Url :

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

4. Get Store Url :

{{store url='mypage.html'}}