[Billspaintball]

Ok, try this.
Right at the top of the page put

PHP Code:

<?php 
$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('/path/to/your/forums');    
require_once('/path/to/your/forums/global.php'); 
chdir ($curdir);
?>

and put the login box where ever with

PHP Code:

<?php   
// And we put this where we want the login box 
    require_once('/path/to/your/login_inc.php');   
?>

let us know if this works, If not, I will need the exact error message before I can look any further.