Setting base URLs

Setting base URLs

Unfortunately, setting this variable can cause issues on Cloud Platform, where there are separate Development, Staging, and Production environments. If it is set unconditionally, the $base_url variable instructs Drupal to rewrite all requests for all environments, which breaks environments to which this variable doesn’t point.

The solution is to make use of the $_ENV['AH_SITE_ENVIRONMENT'] environment variable that is set by the Cloud Platform environment (glossary term, activate to view definition).

Modify and use the following example code as necessary to fit your needs, and be sure to add your Remote Administration environment if your application has one:

You can further modify the preceding code if there are environments that don’t require $base_url to be explicitly set. For example, if the $base_url variable is required only for Production, you can use the following much shorter code snippet:

Unfortunately, setting this variable can cause issues on Cloud Platform, where there are separate Development, Staging, and Production environments. If it is set unconditionally, the $base_url variable instructs Drupal to rewrite all requests for all environments, which breaks environments to which this variable doesn’t point.

The solution is to make use of the $_ENV['AH_SITE_ENVIRONMENT'] environment variable that is set by the Cloud Platform environment (glossary term, activate to view definition).

Modify and use the following example code as necessary to fit your needs, and be sure to add your Remote Administration environment if your application has one:

You can further modify the preceding code if there are environments that don’t require $base_url to be explicitly set. For example, if the $base_url variable is required only for Production, you can use the following much shorter code snippet: