diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/Cache.php b/system/libraries/Cache/Cache.php
index 537897e..2dffa35 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/Cache.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/Cache.php
@@ -150,14 +150,15 @@
 	/**
 	 * Cache Save
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	$id		Cache ID
-	 * @param	mixed	$data		Data to store
-	 * @param	int	$ttl = 60	Cache TTL (in seconds)
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	mixed	$data	Data to store
+	 * @param	int	$ttl	Cache TTL (in seconds)
+	 * @param	bool	$raw	Whether to store the raw value
 	 * @return	bool	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
-	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60)
+	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60, $raw = FALSE)
 	{
-		return $this->{$this->_adapter}->save($this->key_prefix.$id, $data, $ttl);
+		return $this->{$this->_adapter}->save($this->key_prefix.$id, $data, $ttl, $raw);
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -176,6 +177,34 @@
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Increment a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to add
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return $this->{$this->_adapter}->increment($id, $offset);
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrement a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to reduce by
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return $this->{$this->_adapter}->decrement($id, $offset);
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Clean the cache
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php
index a84e7d2..b5381dd 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_apc.php
@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@
 		$success = FALSE;
 		$data = apc_fetch($id, $success);
 
-		return ($success === TRUE && is_array($data))
-			? unserialize($data[0]) : FALSE;
+		if ($success === TRUE)
+		{
+			return is_array($data)
+				? unserialize($data[0])
+				: $data;
+		}
+
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -60,16 +66,21 @@
 	/**
 	 * Cache Save
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	Unique Key
-	 * @param	mixed	Data to store
-	 * @param	int	Length of time (in seconds) to cache the data
-	 *
-	 * @return	bool	true on success/false on failure
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	mixed	$data	Data to store
+	 * @param	int	$ttol	Length of time (in seconds) to cache the data
+	 * @param	bool	$raw	Whether to store the raw value
+	 * @return	bool	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
-	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60)
+	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60, $raw = FALSE)
 	{
 		$ttl = (int) $ttl;
-		return apc_store($id, array(serialize($data), time(), $ttl), $ttl);
+
+		return apc_store(
+			$id,
+			($raw === TRUE ? $data : array(serialize($data), time(), $ttl)),
+			$ttl
+		);
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -88,6 +99,34 @@
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Increment a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to add
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return apc_inc($id, $offset);
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrement a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to reduce by
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return apc_dec($id, $offset);
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Clean the cache
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool	false on failure/true on success
diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_dummy.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_dummy.php
index d9af377..7e2b907 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_dummy.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_dummy.php
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@
 	 * @param	string	Unique Key
 	 * @param	mixed	Data to store
 	 * @param	int	Length of time (in seconds) to cache the data
+	 * @param	bool	Whether to store the raw value
 	 * @return	bool	TRUE, Simulating success
 	 */
-	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60)
+	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60, $raw = FALSE)
 	{
 		return TRUE;
 	}
@@ -81,6 +82,34 @@
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Increment a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to add
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrement a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to reduce by
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Clean the cache
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool	TRUE, simulating success
diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_file.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_file.php
index 769bd5a..8c99c5e 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_file.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_file.php
@@ -62,25 +62,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Fetch from cache
 	 *
-	 * @param	mixed	unique key id
-	 * @return	mixed	data on success/false on failure
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @return	mixed	Data on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
 	public function get($id)
 	{
-		if ( ! file_exists($this->_cache_path.$id))
-		{
-			return FALSE;
-		}
-
-		$data = unserialize(file_get_contents($this->_cache_path.$id));
-
-		if ($data['ttl'] > 0 && time() > $data['time'] + $data['ttl'])
-		{
-			unlink($this->_cache_path.$id);
-			return FALSE;
-		}
-
-		return $data['data'];
+		$data = $this->_get($id);
+		return is_array($data) ? $data['data'] : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -88,13 +76,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Save into cache
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	unique key
-	 * @param	mixed	data to store
-	 * @param	int	length of time (in seconds) the cache is valid
-	 *				- Default is 60 seconds
-	 * @return	bool	true on success/false on failure
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	mixed	$data	Data to store
+	 * @param	int	$ttl	Time to live in seconds
+	 * @param	bool	$raw	Whether to store the raw value (unused)
+	 * @return	bool	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
-	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60)
+	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60, $raw = FALSE)
 	{
 		$contents = array(
 			'time'		=> time(),
@@ -127,6 +115,54 @@
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Increment a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to add
+	 * @return	New value on success, FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		$data = $this->_get($id);
+
+		if ($data === FALSE OR ! is_int($data['data']))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$new_value = $data['data'] + $offset;
+		return $this->save($id, $new_value, $data['ttl'])
+			? $new_value
+			: FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrement a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to reduce by
+	 * @return	New value on success, FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		$data = $this->_get($id);
+
+		if ($data === FALSE OR ! is_int($data['data']))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$new_value = $data['data'] - $offset;
+		return $this->save($id, $new_value, $data['ttl'])
+			? $new_value
+			: FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Clean the Cache
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool	false on failure/true on success
@@ -200,6 +236,34 @@
 		return is_really_writable($this->_cache_path);
 	}
 
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Get all data
+	 *
+	 * Internal method to get all the relevant data about a cache item
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @return	mixed	Data array on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	protected function _get($id)
+	{
+		if ( ! file_exists($this->_cache_path.$id))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$data = unserialize(file_get_contents($this->_cache_path.$id));
+
+		if ($data['ttl'] > 0 && time() > $data['time'] + $data['ttl'])
+		{
+			unlink($this->_cache_path.$id);
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		return $data;
+	}
+
 }
 
 /* End of file Cache_file.php */
diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
index d2a3a48..886357e 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@
 	/**
 	 * Fetch from cache
 	 *
-	 * @param	mixed	unique key id
-	 * @return	mixed	data on success/false on failure
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @return	mixed	Data on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
 	public function get($id)
 	{
 		$data = $this->_memcached->get($id);
 
-		return is_array($data) ? $data[0] : FALSE;
+		return is_array($data) ? $data[0] : $data;
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,20 +75,26 @@
 	/**
 	 * Save
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	unique identifier
-	 * @param	mixed	data being cached
-	 * @param	int	time to live
-	 * @return	bool	true on success, false on failure
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	mixed	$data	Data being cached
+	 * @param	int	$ttl	Time to live
+	 * @param	bool	$raw	Whether to store the raw value
+	 * @return	bool	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
-	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60)
+	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60, $raw = FALSE)
 	{
+		if ($raw !== TRUE)
+		{
+			$data = array($data, time, $ttl);
+		}
+
 		if (get_class($this->_memcached) === 'Memcached')
 		{
-			return $this->_memcached->set($id, array($data, time(), $ttl), $ttl);
+			return $this->_memcached->set($id, $data, $ttl);
 		}
 		elseif (get_class($this->_memcached) === 'Memcache')
 		{
-			return $this->_memcached->set($id, array($data, time(), $ttl), 0, $ttl);
+			return $this->_memcached->set($id, $data, 0, $ttl);
 		}
 
 		return FALSE;
@@ -110,6 +116,34 @@
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Increment a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to add
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return $this->_memcached->increment($id, $offset);
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrement a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to reduce by
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return $this->_memcached->decrement($id, $offset);
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Clean the Cache
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool	false on failure/true on success
diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_redis.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_redis.php
index 48c803d..b6fddf0 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_redis.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_redis.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Get cache
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	Cache key identifier
+	 * @param	string	Cache ID
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
 	public function get($key)
@@ -76,16 +76,17 @@
 	/**
 	 * Save cache
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	Cache key identifier
-	 * @param	mixed	Data to save
-	 * @param	int	Time to live
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	mixed	$data	Data to save
+	 * @param	int	$ttl	Time to live in seconds
+	 * @param	bool	$raw	Whether to store the raw value (unused)
+	 * @return	bool	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
-	public function save($key, $value, $ttl = NULL)
+	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60, $raw = FALSE)
 	{
 		return ($ttl)
-			? $this->_redis->setex($key, $ttl, $value)
-			: $this->_redis->set($key, $value);
+			? $this->_redis->setex($id, $ttl, $data)
+			: $this->_redis->set($id, $data);
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -104,6 +105,38 @@
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Increment a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to add
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return $this->_redis->exists($id)
+			? $this->_redis->incr($id, $offset)
+			: FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrement a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to reduce by
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		return $this->_redis->exists($id)
+			? $this->_redis->decr($id, $offset)
+			: FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Clean cache
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_wincache.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_wincache.php
index 80d3ac1..25c18ab 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_wincache.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_wincache.php
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 	 * Look for a value in the cache. If it exists, return the data,
 	 * if not, return FALSE
 	 *
-	 * @param	string
-	 * @return	mixed	value that is stored/FALSE on failure
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache Ide
+	 * @return	mixed	Value that is stored/FALSE on failure
 	 */
 	public function get($id)
 	{
@@ -63,12 +63,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * Cache Save
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	Unique Key
-	 * @param	mixed	Data to store
-	 * @param	int	Length of time (in seconds) to cache the data
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	mixed	$data	Data to store
+	 * @param	int	$ttl	Time to live (in seconds)
+	 * @param	bool	$raw	Whether to store the raw value (unused)
 	 * @return	bool	true on success/false on failure
 	 */
-	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60)
+	public function save($id, $data, $ttl = 60, $raw = FALSE)
 	{
 		return wincache_ucache_set($id, $data, $ttl);
 	}
@@ -89,6 +90,40 @@
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Increment a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to add
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		$success = FALSE;
+		$value = wincache_ucache_inc($id, $offset, $success);
+
+		return ($success === TRUE) ? $value : FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrement a raw value
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$id	Cache ID
+	 * @param	int	$offset	Step/value to reduce by
+	 * @return	mixed	New value on success or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
+	{
+		$success = FALSE;
+		$value = wincache_ucache_dec($id, $offset, $success);
+
+		return ($success === TRUE) ? $value : FALSE;
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Clean the cache
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool	false on failure/true on success