--- a/lib/common.inc.php
+++ b/lib/common.inc.php
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@
 
 $standardQ = ' "childCN" is null '; // AND YEAR(contractStart) >= 2007 AND YEAR(contractStart) <= 2010';
 $start = 0.0;
-
+function local_url() {
+    return "http://" . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . rtrim(dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']), '/\\') . "/";
+}
 function include_header($title) {
     global $start;
     ?>