Best method for sending form variables to a model ?

[eluser]ywftdg[/eluser]
I have been trying to get this to work in a MVC setup, but nothing works. It works when its just in controller as:

Code:

$data['password'] = $this->input->post('password');
            $data['email'] = $this->input->post('email');
            
            $this->db->select('*');
            $this->db->where('designer.dEmail' , $data['email']);
            $this->db->where('designer.dPassword' , $data['password']);
            $this->db->from('designer');
            $query = $this->db->get();

But if I try and put this in a model/controller setup, the variables wont pass. Any suggestions on how you would flip the query on this to a model and pass the variables email and password? Then bring back to the controller for a if statement?

MY attempted MVC is:

model

Code:

function check_emailpassword($data)        {    
        $email = $data['email'];
        $password = $data['password'];
            
           $this->db->select('*');
        $this->db->where('designer.dEmail' , $email);
        $this->db->where('designer.dPassword' , $password);
        $this->db->from('designer');
        $query = $this->db->get();
        return $query->result();
       }

controller

Code:

function login()
    {

        $this->load->library('validation');
        $this->load->model('Designers_model', 'designer');
        
    
        if ($this->validation->run() == TRUE)    {
            $data['password'] = $this->input->post('password');
            $data['email'] = $this->input->post('email');
            
            $this->load->model('Designers_model', 'designer');
            $query = $this->designer->check_emailpassword($data);
            
            if ($query->num_rows() > 0) { // DB TRUE
                  redirect('designers/account');
            } else    { // QUERY FALSE
                $this->load->view('login_view');
                }
        }
        
        else    { // Validation FALSE
            $this->load->view('login_view');
        }

    }