For URLs, you can use HtmlHelper::url() and for links
<a href="<?=$this->Html->url('/'); ?>">Home</a>HtmlHelper::link() benefit is decoding and converting special HTML entities <-> characters (when you link some code or URL) On Sunday, July 1, 2012 6:15:00 AM UTC+2, Chetan Patel wrote: > > Hello, > > 1) I tend to have about 3 environments my app run on (local, dev and > production). Local and dev usually run in a subfolder setup and production > runs on a root domain. The reason I use the helpers for links and images is > because this way I don't need to worry about the base url when linking and > pointing to images. It's very easy and portable. > 2) For images and links, I see at least one major advantage of using > helpers : those will deal with absolute-URLs and http/https protocols *(for > href/src that point to your website)*, no matter where your application > is deployed. > > Tx > Chetan > > On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 7:08 AM, Marcelo Custódio < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Isn't it much slower concerning development time ? >> >> What are the advantages of of HTML->link ? >> >> Thanks ! >> >> -- >> Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials >> http://tv.cakephp.org >> Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help >> others with their CakePHP related questions. >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] For more options, visit this group >> at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php >> > > -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
