login form
 

in which file can i find the form thats used to login when you enter the index.php?
I'm trying to modify this and I cant find where it is! I hope i've explained what i'm looking for!

is it in vbulletin-style.xml....
problem is its 13000+ lines of code!!! :surprised:

the .xml file is only uised to IMPORT the data, all templates are stored within the Template system

AdminCP > Styles & Templates > style manager > click on << >> > search for the templates :

so the login code is not present in any of the PHP files?

I now have a user which has logged in (not to VB) and wants to access the forum without having to login again.

should i write a script that gives the user a cookie the same as VB would (but looks complicated, there are 20 functions where there is one vbsetcookie or another i have no idea which to use.)

or write a form in my script that would behave like the login form in VB?

I dont think I have a clue on either of the 2 ways....

I think if i put a button inmy script that send username and password to the same file & with the same "name" as the VB login form VB should do the rest no?

No, NOT files, all templates are in the DATABASE.

ok,
what about the error messages..
if say for example i want to modify the error message when the user logs in incorrectly!
I cant seem to find it...
I followed things thru from
login.php:print_standard_error -> functions print_standard_error() -> functions standard_error

i imagine its in a template but if i search thru the admin panel error_badlogin it doesnt find anything

Those are in phrases. Every piece of text in vB3 is in the form of a phrase.
Admin CP -> Langauge & Phrases -> Phrase Manager