function getBasePath()
    {
        $filename = basename($this->getServer()->get('SCRIPT_FILENAME', ''));
        $baseUrl  = $this->getBaseUrl();

        // Empty base url detected
        if ($baseUrl === '')
            return '';

        // basename() matches the script filename; return the directory
        if (basename($baseUrl) === $filename)
            return str_replace('\\', '/', dirname($baseUrl));

        // Base path is identical to base URL
        return rtrim($baseUrl, '/');
    }