# Check for username and password
    my $username = untaint_string($request->param("username")) || "";
    my $password = untaint_string($request->param("password")) || "";

    # Perform the login?
    my $page;

    if($username ne "")
    {
        # Log them in!
        my $check_user = user_login($username, $password);

        # Check login status
        if($username eq $check_user)
        {
            # Set session parameters
            $self->param("session")->param("is_logged_in", "Y");

            # Where do we redirect upon success?
            my $redirect = $self->param("session")->param("login_redirect");
            $redirect = $config{URL_BASE} unless($redirect ne "");

            # Redirect!
            $self->header_type("redirect");
            $self->header_props(-url => $redirect);
            return "Please wait. . .";
        }
        elsif($username eq "INACTIVE")
        {
            $self->param("error", "This account is currently inactive.");
            $page = $self->login();
        }
        else
        {
            $self->param("error",
                "Invalid user/password combination.  Please enter a new username and password.");
            $page = $self->login();
        }
    }
    else
    {
        $self->param("error", "Invalid user/password combination.  Please enter a new username and password.");
        $page = $self->login();
    }

    return $page;