$_POST and $this->input->post() are always empty on localhost site

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Try this

Code:

public function login()
    {      
        // Validation rules
        $this->validation_rules = array(
            array(
                'field' => 'email',
                'label' => lang('user_email_label'),
                'rules' => 'required|trim|callback__check_login'
            ),
            array(
                'field' => 'password',
                'label' => lang('user_password_label'),
                'rules' => 'required|min_length[6]|max_length[20]'
            ),
        );

        // Set the validation rules
        $this->form_validation->set_rules($this->validation_rules);
        
        // Set the redirect page as soon as they get to login
        if(!$this->session->userdata('redirect_to'))
        {
            $uri = parse_url($this->input->server('HTTP_REFERER'), PHP_URL_PATH);

            // If iwe aren't being redirected from the userl ogin page
            $root_uri = BASE_URI == '/' ? '' : BASE_URI;
            strpos($uri, '/users/login') !== FALSE || $this->session->set_userdata('redirect_to', str_replace($root_uri, '', $uri));
        }
        
        // If the validation worked, or the user is already logged in
        if ($this->form_validation->run() or $this->ion_auth->logged_in())
        {
            // Get the user data
            $user_data = (object) array(
                'email' => $this->input->post('email'),
                'password' => $this->input->post('password')
            );

            $redirect_to = $this->session->userdata('redirect_to')
                ? $this->session->userdata('redirect_to')
                : ''; // Home

            $this->session->unset_userdata('redirect_to');

            // Call post login hook
            $this->hooks->_call_hook('post_user_login');

            // Redirect the user
            redirect($redirect_to);
        }

        // Render the view
        $this->data->sBodyClass = 'one-col';
        $this->data->user_data =& $user_data;
        $this->template->build('login', $this->data);
    }

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