diff --git a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
index 921a22094..d5f34bc2f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class ExceptionRenderer {
  * @return void
  */
 	protected function _cakeError(CakeException $error) {
-		$url = Router::normalize($this->controller->request->here);
+		$url = $this->controller->request->here();
 		$code = $error->getCode();
 		$this->controller->response->statusCode($code);
 		$this->controller->set(array(
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class ExceptionRenderer {
 		if (Configure::read('debug') == 0 && $error instanceof CakeException) {
 			$message = __('Not Found');
 		}
-		$url = Router::normalize($this->controller->request->here);
+		$url = $this->controller->request->here();
 		$this->controller->response->statusCode($error->getCode());
 		$this->controller->set(array(
 			'name' => $message,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class ExceptionRenderer {
  * @param array $params Parameters for controller
  */
 	public function error500($error) {
-		$url = Router::normalize($this->controller->request->here);
+		$url = $this->controller->request->here();
 		$code = ($error->getCode() > 500) ? $error->getCode() : 500;
 		$this->controller->response->statusCode($code);
 		$this->controller->set(array(
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php b/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php
index c122f43a8..8963f0e7a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php
@@ -500,6 +500,23 @@ class CakeRequest implements ArrayAccess {
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Get the value of the current requests url.  Will include named parameters and querystring arguments.
+ *
+ * @param boolean $base Include the base path, set to false to trim the base path off.
+ * @return string the current request url including query string args.
+ */
+	public function here($base = true) {
+		$url = $this->here;
+		if (!empty($this->query)) {
+			$url .= '?' . http_build_query($this->query);
+		}
+		if (!$base) {
+			$url = preg_replace('/^' . preg_quote($this->base, '/') . '/', '', $url, 1);
+		}
+		return $url;
+	}
+
 /**
  * Read an HTTP header from the Request information.
  *
@@ -535,7 +552,8 @@ class CakeRequest implements ArrayAccess {
 /**
  * Get the domain name and include $tldLength segments of the tld.
  *
- * @param int $tldLength Number of segments your tld contains
+ * @param int $tldLength Number of segments your tld contains. For example: `example.com` contains 1 tld. 
+ *   While `example.co.uk` contains 2.
  * @return string Domain name without subdomains.
  */
 	public function domain($tldLength = 1) {
@@ -547,7 +565,8 @@ class CakeRequest implements ArrayAccess {
 /**
  * Get the subdomains for a host.
  *
- * @param int $tldLength Number of segments your tld contains.
+ * @param int $tldLength Number of segments your tld contains. For example: `example.com` contains 1 tld. 
+ *   While `example.co.uk` contains 2.
  * @return array of subdomains.
  */
 	public function subdomains($tldLength = 1) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php b/lib/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php
index 02e8aed2f..b37350ba9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ App::uses('Debugger', 'Utility');
  */
 class Dispatcher {
 
-/**
- * Current URL
- *
- * @var string
- * @access public
- */
-	public $here = false;
-
 /**
  * The request object
  *
@@ -94,9 +86,7 @@ class Dispatcher {
  *    are encountered.
  */
 	public function dispatch(CakeRequest $request, $additionalParams = array()) {
-		$this->here = $request->here;
-
-		if ($this->asset($request->url) || $this->cached($request->url)) {
+		if ($this->asset($request->url) || $this->cached($request->here)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -264,12 +254,11 @@ class Dispatcher {
 /**
  * Outputs cached dispatch view cache
  *
- * @param string $url Requested URL
+ * @param string $path Requested URL path
  */
-	public function cached($url) {
+	public function cached($path) {
 		if (Configure::read('Cache.check') === true) {
-			$path = $this->here;
-			if ($this->here == '/') {
+			if ($path == '/') {
 				$path = 'home';
 			}
 			$path = strtolower(Inflector::slug($path));
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php b/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php
index 798d26c92..ca96428ba 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php
@@ -193,12 +193,13 @@ class CakeRoute {
 					} else {
 						$header = 'http_' . $header[1];
 					}
+					$header = strtoupper($header);
 
 					$val = (array)$val;
 					$h = false;
 
 					foreach ($val as $v) {
-						if (env(strtoupper($header)) === $v) {
+						if (env($header) === $v) {
 							$h = true;
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/CacheHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/CacheHelper.php
index fd3321fce..5bd804474 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/CacheHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/CacheHelper.php
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ class CacheHelper extends AppHelper {
 		} else {
 			$cacheTime = strtotime($timestamp, $now);
 		}
-		$path = $this->request->here;
-		if ($this->here == '/') {
+		$path = $this->request->here();
+		if ($path == '/') {
 			$path = 'home';
 		}
 		$cache = strtolower(Inflector::slug($path));
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
index ea336fca5..17dd064c5 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 		$this->_inputDefaults = $options['inputDefaults'];
 		unset($options['inputDefaults']);
 		if ($options['action'] === null && $options['url'] === null) {
-			$options['action'] = $this->request->here;
+			$options['action'] = $this->request->here(false);
 			if (!isset($options['id'])) {
 				$options['id'] = $this->domId($this->request['action'] . 'Form');
 			}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_request.test.php b/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_request.test.php
index 0e5c926c2..65eb45042 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_request.test.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_request.test.php
@@ -1402,6 +1402,30 @@ class CakeRequestTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertFalse($result);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test the here() method 
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testHere() {
+		Configure::write('App.base', '/base_path');
+		$_GET = array('test' => 'value');
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/posts/add/1/name:value');
+
+		$result = $request->here();
+		$this->assertEquals('/base_path/posts/add/1/name:value?test=value', $result);
+
+		$result = $request->here(false);
+		$this->assertEquals('/posts/add/1/name:value?test=value', $result);
+
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/posts/base_path/1/name:value');
+		$result = $request->here();
+		$this->assertEquals('/base_path/posts/base_path/1/name:value?test=value', $result);
+
+		$result = $request->here(false);
+		$this->assertEquals('/posts/base_path/1/name:value?test=value', $result);
+	}
+
 /**
  * loadEnvironment method
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/dispatcher.test.php b/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/dispatcher.test.php
index c9d21c9d4..b3f12d974 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/dispatcher.test.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/dispatcher.test.php
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$out = ob_get_clean();
 
 		ob_start();
-		$dispatcher->cached($request);
+		$dispatcher->cached($request->here);
 		$cached = ob_get_clean();
 
 		$result = str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $out);
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 
-		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($request->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$request = new CakeRequest('test_cached_pages/index');
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$out = ob_get_clean();
 
 		ob_start();
-		$dispatcher->cached($request);
+		$dispatcher->cached($request->here);
 		$cached = ob_get_clean();
 
 		$result = str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $out);
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($request->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$request = new CakeRequest('TestCachedPages/index');
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$out = ob_get_clean();
 
 		ob_start();
-		$dispatcher->cached($request);
+		$dispatcher->cached($request->here);
 		$cached = ob_get_clean();
 
 		$result = str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $out);
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($request->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$request = new CakeRequest('TestCachedPages/test_nocache_tags');
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$out = ob_get_clean();
 
 		ob_start();
-		$dispatcher->cached($request);
+		$dispatcher->cached($request->here);
 		$cached = ob_get_clean();
 
 		$result = str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $out);
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($request->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$request = new CakeRequest('test_cached_pages/view/param/param');
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$out = ob_get_clean();
 
 		ob_start();
-		$dispatcher->cached($request);
+		$dispatcher->cached($request->here);
 		$cached = ob_get_clean();
 
 		$result = str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $out);
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($request->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$request = new CakeRequest('test_cached_pages/view/foo:bar/value:goo');
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$out = ob_get_clean();
 
 		ob_start();
-		$dispatcher->cached($request);
+		$dispatcher->cached($request->here);
 		$cached = ob_get_clean();
 
 		$result = str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $out);
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($request->here);
 		$this->assertTrue(file_exists($filename));
 
 		unlink($filename);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php b/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
index c4f4f6dda..51e09d85d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
@@ -668,12 +668,13 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function setUp() {
 		parent::setUp();
 
+		Configure::write('App.base', '');
 		$this->Controller = new ContactTestController();
 		$this->View = new View($this->Controller);
 
 		$this->Form = new FormHelper($this->View);
 		$this->Form->Html = new HtmlHelper($this->View);
-		$this->Form->request = new CakeRequest(null, false);
+		$this->Form->request = new CakeRequest('contacts/add', false);
 		$this->Form->request->here = '/contacts/add';
 		$this->Form->request['action'] = 'add';
 		$this->Form->request->webroot = '';
@@ -5670,12 +5671,21 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'/div'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+	}
 
-		$this->Form->request->here = '/contacts/add/Contact:1';
-		$result = $this->Form->create();
+/**
+ * test create() with automatic url generation
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testCreateAutoUrl() {
+		Router::setRequestInfo(array(array(), array('base' => '/base_url')));
+		$this->Form->request->here = '/base_url/contacts/add/Contact:1';
+		$this->Form->request->base = '/base_url';
+		$result = $this->Form->create('Contact');
 		$expected = array(
 			'form' => array(
-				'id' => 'ContactAddForm', 'method' => 'post', 'action' => '/contacts/add/Contact:1',
+				'id' => 'ContactAddForm', 'method' => 'post', 'action' => '/base_url/contacts/add/Contact:1',
 				'accept-charset' => 'utf-8'
 			),
 			'div' => array('style' => 'display:none;'),
@@ -5685,11 +5695,12 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
 		$this->Form->request['action'] = 'delete';
-		$this->Form->request->here = '/contacts/delete/10/User:42';
-		$result = $this->Form->create();
+		$this->Form->request->here = '/base_url/contacts/delete/10/User:42';
+		$this->Form->request->base = '/base_url';
+		$result = $this->Form->create('Contact');
 		$expected = array(
 			'form' => array(
-				'id' => 'ContactDeleteForm', 'method' => 'post', 'action' => '/contacts/delete/10/User:42',
+				'id' => 'ContactDeleteForm', 'method' => 'post', 'action' => '/base_url/contacts/delete/10/User:42',
 				'accept-charset' => 'utf-8'
 			),
 			'div' => array('style' => 'display:none;'),