false, 'errors' => ''); // For ajax response if(isset($_POST['do_login'])) { $given_username = $_POST['username']; $given_password = $_POST['passwd']; if($user == strtolower($given_username) && $pass == $given_password) { $resp['accessGranted'] = true; setcookie('failed-attempts', 0); } else { // Failed Attempts $fa = isset($_COOKIE['failed-attempts']) ? $_COOKIE['failed-attempts'] : 0; $fa++; setcookie('failed-attempts', $fa); // Error message $resp['errors'] = 'Invalid login!
Please enter valid username and password (demo/demo).
Failed attempts: ' . $fa; } } echo json_encode($resp);