Magento get base url

It's easy to get Magento get base url. Just use below code to retrieve base url.

Mage::getBaseUrl('type_of_link', 'secure_or_unsecure');

For example:

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magento get store configuration

How to get Magento system configuration value?

It's easy:

Mage::getStoreConfig($path, $storeCode) // $storeCode is not required

for example you need to get value set for store phone number from system config:

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Magento get base directory

You can get different directory paths in magento with one line code.

Mage::getBaseDir('directory_type');

where directory_type can be:

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