Call Login from a template

[traderx]

Hello I would to remove the login (but not deleted if need later) and put it in a left column that I have created by editting the header and footer, but not knowing anything about php I am getting lost.

I basically stripped every out of the navbar till I got the look of the login I liked, then I created a template 'login' and tried to call it into my left column. But when I put what I have in my navbar into my login template I am missing items. It is working in the navbar but not my login template.

My navbar shows up correctly
Welcome, TraderX.
You last visited: Today at 03:11 AM
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but my login show up like this:
Welcome, TraderX.
You last visited: at
(see attachment)

Below is exatly what I have in BOTH templates (login and navbar only):

PHP Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
    ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
    ht[0].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grays  cale=1)";
    if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
    {
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        ht[0].style.filter = "";
        return false;
    }
}
//-->
</script>

<br />

<!-- login, pm info -->
<table cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
      <div class="smallfont">
          <!--<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">[<a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a>]</span>-->
          <strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />
          <phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
          <if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>
    </div></td>    
    
    <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
    <else />
        
        <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">
            
        <!-- login form -->
        <form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password,vb_login_md5password,vb_  login_md5password_utf)">
        <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
        <tr>
            <td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[username]</td>
            <td><input type="text" class="button" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="1" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td>
            <td class="smallfont" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="3" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" checked="checked" />$vbphrase[remember_me]</label></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[password]</td>
            <td><input type="password" class="button" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="2" /></td>
            <td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="4" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td>
        </tr>
        </table>
        <input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
        <input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
        <input type="hidden" name="forceredirect" value="1" />            
        <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
        <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
        </form>
        <!-- / login form -->
            
        </td>
        
    </if>    
    
</tr>
</table>

<br /> 


This is what I have in my header:

PHP Code:

<!-- start header -->
<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>
<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
    <td align="$stylevar[left]"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a></td>
    <td align="$stylevar[right]">
        &nbsp;
<!--
  NEW HEADER &amp; NAVBAR
  
  Now that the nav buttons are in the
  navbar template, you can stick whatever
  you like into this space.

  This makes it much easier for novice
  admins to customize their header
  template without affecting important
  navigation elements.
-->
    </td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo -->

<!-- content table -->
<!-- begin left column -->
<table width="stylevar[outertablewidth]" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top">
$login
&nbsp;
$smallcalendar
THE CONTENTS OF YOUR LEFT COLUMN
</td>
<td>
<!-- end left column -->
$spacer_open

$_phpinclude_output
<!-- end header --> 


Do I need to add a global thing in there... if so what exactly do I add, and should it be in the header with $login? Let me know if you need any thing else

Thanks in advance
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