diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index f23378e..8a5d8ea 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 	protected $_error_suffix		= '</p>';
 	protected $error_string			= '';
 	protected $_safe_form_data		= FALSE;
+	protected $validation_data		= array();
 
 	public function __construct($rules = array())
 	{
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@
 	public function set_rules($field, $label = '', $rules = '')
 	{
 		// No reason to set rules if we have no POST data
-		if (count($_POST) === 0)
+		// or a validation array has not been specified
+		if ($this->CI->input->method() !== 'post' && empty($this->validation_data))
 		{
 			return $this;
 		}
@@ -157,10 +159,33 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * By default, form validation uses the $_POST array to validate
+	 *
+	 * If an array is set through this method, then this array will
+	 * be used instead of the $_POST array
+	 *
+	 * Note that if you are validating multiple arrays, then the
+	 * reset_validation() function should be called after validating
+	 * each array due to the limitations of CI's singleton
+	 *
+	 * @param	array	$data
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	public function set_data($data = '')
+	{
+		if ( ! empty($data) && is_array($data))
+		{
+			$this->validation_data = $data;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Set Error Message
 	 *
 	 * Lets users set their own error messages on the fly.  Note:  The key
-	 * name has to match the  function name that it corresponds to.
+	 * name has to match the function name that it corresponds to.
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	string
@@ -293,7 +318,8 @@
 	public function run($group = '')
 	{
 		// Do we even have any data to process?  Mm?
-		if (count($_POST) === 0)
+		$validation_array = ( ! empty($this->validation_data)) ? $this->validation_data : $_POST;
+		if (count($validation_array) === 0)
 		{
 			return FALSE;
 		}
@@ -335,15 +361,18 @@
 		// corresponding $_POST item and test for errors
 		foreach ($this->_field_data as $field => $row)
 		{
-			// Fetch the data from the corresponding $_POST array and cache it in the _field_data array.
+			// Fetch the data from the corresponding $_POST or validation array and cache it in the _field_data array.
 			// Depending on whether the field name is an array or a string will determine where we get it from.
 			if ($row['is_array'] === TRUE)
 			{
-				$this->_field_data[$field]['postdata'] = $this->_reduce_array($_POST, $row['keys']);
+				$this->_field_data[$field]['postdata'] = $this->_reduce_array($validation_array, $row['keys']);
 			}
 			elseif (isset($_POST[$field]) && $_POST[$field] != '')
 			{
-				$this->_field_data[$field]['postdata'] = $_POST[$field];
+				if (isset($validation_array[$field]) && $validation_array[$field] != '')
+				{
+					$this->_field_data[$field]['postdata'] = $validation_array[$field];
+				}
 			}
 
 			$this->_execute($row, explode('|', $row['rules']), $this->_field_data[$field]['postdata']);
@@ -848,12 +877,13 @@
 	 */
 	public function matches($str, $field)
 	{
-		if ( ! isset($_POST[$field]))
+		$validation_array = ( ! empty($this->validation_data)) ? $this->validation_data : $_POST;
+		if ( ! isset($validation_array[$field]))
 		{
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
-		return ($str === $_POST[$field]);
+		return ($str === $validation_array[$field]);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1102,6 +1132,23 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Equal to or Greater than
+	 *
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	public function greater_than_equal_to($str, $min)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_numeric($str))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		return $str >= $min;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Less than
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
@@ -1119,6 +1166,23 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Equal to or Less than
+	 *
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	public function less_than_equal_to($str, $max)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_numeric($str))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		return $str <= $max;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Is a Natural number  (0,1,2,3, etc.)
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
@@ -1251,6 +1315,25 @@
 		return str_replace(array('<?php', '<?PHP', '<?', '?>'),  array('&lt;?php', '&lt;?PHP', '&lt;?', '?&gt;'), $str);
 	}
 
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Reset validation vars
+	 *
+	 * Prevents subsequent validation routines from being affected by the
+	 * results of any previous validation routine due to the CI singleton.
+	 *
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	public function reset_validation()
+	{
+		$this->_field_data = array();
+		$this->_config_rules = array();
+		$this->_error_array = array();
+		$this->_error_messages = array();
+		$this->error_string = '';
+	}
+
 }
 
 /* End of file Form_validation.php */