code igniter url doubling

Question

I'm having an issue where when I submit a form where the submit URL the just appends to the existing URL instead of replacing it.

It is supposed to be:

localhost/DataConnect/index.php/sites/MakeEdit/1

But instead I get:

localhost/DataConnect/index.php/sites/EditSite/localhost/DataConnect/index.php/sites/MakeEdit/1

I open the form with:

echo form_open('sites/MakeEdit/'.$site['ID'],$attributes,$hidden);

So I.m not real sure where I am going wrong. If there is any more information I can provide please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

try:

echo form_open(base_url().'sites/MakeEdit/'.$site['ID'],$attributes,$hidden);

and don't forget to call the url helper on your controller:

$this->load->helper('url');