Reassigning a value to a session variable

[eluser]theprodigy[/eluser]
If I'm reading your code correctly, the first time through,

Code:

$failed_logins = $this->session->userdata('failed_logins');

will return a FALSE because it currently isn't in session, right?

Then why not change your last IF to

Code:

if ($failed_logins === FALSE)
{
    $this->session->set_userdata('failed_logins', 1);    
}
else
{
    $failed_logins++;
    $this->session->set_userdata('failed_logins', $failed_logins);  
}