How to print out current url on Magento 1.4.1.1?

Question

I'm looking for a way to get current URL from the file "view.phtml". I've tried these 2 differents ways. None of them do print the entire product URL. Worst, the second way crashes...

/*1*/ Mage::log(__METHOD__ . '()'.Mage::getUrl('*/*/*'));
/*2*/ Mage::log(__METHOD__ . '()'.Mage::helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl());

Don't hesitate to provide code snippets as I'm new in Magento.

Answer 1

You may want to look into Mage::app()->getRequest() as well.

Answer 2

Also need to take note you're on a 4 year old Magento version. So things you read now can possibly be since a newer version.

Mage::app()->getRequest()->getRequestUri() should provide the correct url.

Answer 3

The following prints out current product URL. This code should be inserted in template/catalog/product/view.phtml

$this->helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl();