How to Get Current Url/media,skin,js,home url In magento

To get Current Url
<?php
$currentUrl = $this->helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl();
?>



Get Magento Url including index.php if not rewrited.

e.g. http://www.example.com/index.php/
Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_LINK);


Get Magento Media Url

e.g. http://www.example.com/media/
Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);


Get Magento Skin Url

e.g. http://www.example.com/skin/
Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_SKIN);


Get Magento Store Url

e.g. http://www.example.com/
Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB);



Get Magento Js Url

e.g. http://www.example.com/js/
Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_JS);



Get Home URL
$magento_home_url = Mage::helper('core/url')->getHomeUrl();


Get not secure Skin URL:
$image = $this->getSkinUrl('images/magento-image.jpg');



Get secure Skin URL
$image = $this->getSkinUrl('images/magento-image.jpg', array('_secure'=>true));


Magento Syntaxes to use in CMS Content.


Get SKIN URL
{{skin url='images/magento-image.jpg '}}
Get Media URL
{{media url='/magento-image.jpg'}}
Get Store URL
{{store url='magento-page.html'}}
Get Base URL
{{base url='magento-page.html'}}


Get full Skin Url inside code

e.g. http://www.example.com/skin/frontend/default/default/
Mage::app()->getLayout()->getBlock('head')->getSkinUrl();