How to get Dynamic URLs in Magento PHTML

The following are methods to get the Magento Base URL, Magento Skin URL, Magento Media URL, Magento Js URL, to get the route URL, use either of the following codes:

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_LINK);

$this->getUrl();

Returns: http://yourstore.com/index.php/

Magento Store Media URL

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);

Returns: http://yourstore.com/media/

Magento Theme Skin URL

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_SKIN); or you can write $this->getSkinUrl();

Returns: http://yourstore.com/skin/

Current Magento Store URL

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB);

Returns: http://yourstore.com/

Magento JS URL

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_JS);

Returns: http://www.yourstore.com/js