CodeIgniter: How do I include a .js file in view?

Question

Where and how do I include .js files in Views in CodeIgniter?

I have tried this:

Answer 1

base_url() always works fine for me

Answer 2

There is a lesser-known solution that works really well with clean syntax and much more portability than hard-coding URL's or relative files.

<base href="<?=base_url();?>">

<img src="images/logo.gif" alt="Logo" />

Read more about how, what, why on my article "Asset handling in CodeIgniter with the BASE tag".

Answer 3

<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php base_url() ?>libraries/jquery.js"></script>

base_url() will provide the url of the site

Answer 4

Here is a solution specifically relevant to the OP which I didn't think anyone else provided.

<script type="text/javascript" src="<?= base_url() ?>libraries/jquery.js"></script>

So, base_url() will provide a path direct to the root of your site.

Answer 5

It's not the "index.php" file that is the view. The view is whatever is loaded in your controller when you do a

$this->load->view("viewname");

The file "viewname.php" can then include the .js files, just as a normal .html (or .php) file would:

<script  src="/url/to/javascript.js" />

You may want to create a default view or a "header" view that includes some or all of the (common) .js files for your project.

-CF

Answer 6

The easiest way you can directly access the file:

<img src="http://localhost/ci/you_dir/your_img/your_image.png" />

where ci is for codeigniter.