Validating a form hiding controller from URL Codeigniter - php

Question

I'm facing a problem when trying to create a simple login system. This is how it works and shows what my problem is.
The login page contains a simple form, and opens a form to the controller 'Verify_login'. This Verify_login controller does some basic form validations, and then queries the database to check if the user entered correct credentials. When this form is submitted, it automatically directs the user to website.com/verify_login, while I would like it to remain website.com/login. I am not able to solve this problem using the routes file, because this causes the two pages to be both redirected to the same page. Does anyone have a solution to this? I'm using the Codeigniter framework.
login.php
<div class="content-block">
<h1>Login</h1>
<div class="content-inner-block">
<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
<?php echo form_open('Verify_login'); ?>
<div class="login wrap">
<input type="text" name="username" id="user" placeholder="Username">
<input type="password" name="password" id="pass" placeholder="**********">
<input type="submit" value="Log in">
</div>
<?php echo form_close("\n")?>
</div>
Verify_login.php
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Verify_login extends CI_Controller{
public function index(){
$this->load->model('User_model');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'Username', 'required');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required');
if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE){
$this->load->view('pages/login');
return false;
}
$result = $this->User_model->login($this->input->post('username'), $this->input->post('password'));
if($result){
echo 'loggedin';
} else {
echo 'wrong';
}
}
}
?>