Optional Default Value

Is set_value() not working for you? I've looked at the code, and it seems that, the first time through, the value displayed would be $this->session->userdata('logged_in')['first_name']) and only on second and subsequent displays would be value come from the value entered in the field. Odd.

Hey, don't work without a PHP debugger. Several free IDEs have this features built in. Two are NetBeans and CodeLobster. Without a debugger, it's like you're driving with a blindfold on -- you are going to crash!