post - $_POST always empty, $_GET works, php://input works -

i'm working on website using xampp , unfathomable reason, $_post empty, no matter try.

<form id="reg-form" method="post" action="check.php" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded">     <label for="user" form="reg-form">username: </label>     <input type="text" id="user" name="user" title="username">     <br />     <label for="pass" form="reg-form">password: </label>     <input type="password" id="pass" name="pass" title="password">     <br />     <input type="submit" id="submit" title="submit" value="submit" form="reg-form"> </form> 

and here's check.php:

<?php if(empty($_server['content_type'])){      $type = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";      $_server['content_type'] = $type;  } var_dump($_post); print_r($_post); print_r($_get); $data = file_get_contents('php://input'); echo($data);  ?> 

and output: array(0) { } array ( ) array ( ) user=test&pass=test

if change method get, array gets populated without problems.

i've checked php.ini, post enabled, have gcps in variable_order, post_max_size 8m, tried changing around, didn't help.

i'm @ wit's end , no amount of googling seems help. overlooking simple?

update figured out. using phpstorm , wasn't configured use xampp, using own server-thing instead. once configured properly, suddenly, post working intended. lesson learn: read documentation before using ides.