First Level File Linkage

Index.asp should be the starting point for the secured site, whereby on first visit to the site a login is required (index.asp redirects to login.asp), and if you the user selects 'Remember Me' or is revisiting in the same session (the same browser as a previous login). If a correct login is detected or valid cookie, the rest of the page is displayed else the redirect occurs.

Files named with a preceding 'SE' provide functionality and don't contribute to the way the site will look.

Changing HTML styles

Signup.asp - All the text boxes must remain with the same names, but all the way the page looks can be changed to fit your needs.
Login.asp - The username and password fields must remain as named, the links to the signup/forgot password pages are optional, as is the 'Remember Me' tick box.
Forgotpass.asp - As long as the form input stays the same, the HTML may be changed to look as required.
Index.asp - Can contain anything, as long as <!-- #include file="system/protect.asp" --> remains as the first line. This goes for any page you want to protect.
Editprofile.asp - This file has quite a bit of embedded ASP to bring up the users details and place them in the changable text boxes. This means that changing the layout is more of a challenge, but as long as the code is not lost in the reformating, the functionality should continue.

Customizing the Error Template

The error template is parsed and the string '[error]' is replaced with a series of error strings. It is important that the flag [error] only occurs once in this file.

<blah>
[error]
</blah>

This ensures that you can create a template that is in-keeping with the rest of your site to display signup/login errors with.