diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/helpers.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/helpers.php
index 2712e0aee..bedd1e2b8 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/helpers.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/helpers.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Helpers{
          global $SITEBASE;
          $arr = array( $AMS_LIB . '/ingame_templates/',
              $AMS_LIB . '/configs',
-             $AMS_LIB . '/cache',
+             //$AMS_LIB . '/cache',
              $SITEBASE . '/cache/',
              $SITEBASE . '/templates/',
              $SITEBASE . '/templates_c/',
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class Helpers{
              );
          foreach ( $arr as & $value ){
              if ( !file_exists( $value ) ){
-                 mkdir( $value );
+                 echo $value;
+                 mkdir( $value);
                  }
              }
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
index 2bd042f74..c0d956d46 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
@@ -312,6 +312,42 @@ class Users{
           }
           
      }
+     
+     public function login($params){
+          $webhost = $params["webhost"];
+          $webport = $params["webport"];
+          $webdbname = $params["webdbname"];
+          $webusername = $params["webusername"];
+          $webpassword = $params["webpassword"];
+          
+          try{
+               $dbw = new PDO("mysql:host=$webhost;port=$webport;dbname=$webdbname", $webusername, $webpassword);
+               $dbw->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+               
+               $statement = $dbw->prepare("SELECT * FROM ams_user WHERE Login=:user");
+               $statement->execute(array('user' => $params['name']));
+               $count = $statement->rowCount();
+       
+               if ($count==1) {
+                    $row = $statement->fetch();
+                    $salt = substr($row['Password'],0,2);
+                    $hashed_input_pass = crypt($params["pass"], $salt);
+                    if($hashed_input_pass == $row['Password']){
+                         //handle successful login
+                         print("nice welcome!");
+                         return "success";
+                    }else{
+                         //handle login failure
+                         print("Login failed");
+                         return "failure";
+                    }	
+               }
+          }catch (PDOException $e) {
+               //go to error page or something, because can't access website db
+               print_r($e);
+               exit;
+          }
+     }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php
index eada82bb2..e63155170 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ $page = 'login';
 if ( isset( $_POST["function"] ) ){
      require( "inc/" . $_POST["function"] . ".php" );
      $tempReturn = $_POST["function"]();
-     /*$functionReturn = array_merge($tempReturn,$_POST);
-     if ( isset($_POST["callBack"])){
-          $page = $_POST["callBack"];
-          
-     }*/
 }
 
 function loadpage ( $page ){
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/login.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/login.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bb640c2c..000000000
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/login.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-$no_visible_elements=true;
-include('header.php'); ?>
-
-			<div class="row-fluid">
-				<div class="span12 center login-header">
-					<img src="img/mainlogo.png"/>
-				</div><!--/span-->
-			</div><!--/row-->
-			
-			<div class="row-fluid">
-				<div class="well span5 center login-box">
-					<div class="alert alert-info">
-						Please login with your Username and Password.
-					</div>
-					<form class="form-horizontal" action="index.php" method="post">
-						<fieldset>
-							<div class="input-prepend" title="Username" data-rel="tooltip">
-								<span class="add-on"><i class="icon-user"></i></span><input autofocus class="input-large span10" name="username" id="username" type="text" value="" />
-							</div>
-							<div class="clearfix"></div>
-
-							<div class="input-prepend" title="Password" data-rel="tooltip">
-								<span class="add-on"><i class="icon-lock"></i></span><input class="input-large span10" name="password" id="password" type="password" value="" />
-							</div>
-							<div class="clearfix"></div>
-
-							<div class="input-prepend">
-							<label class="remember" for="remember"><input type="checkbox" id="remember" />Remember me</label>
-							</div>
-							<div class="clearfix"></div>
-
-							<p class="center span5">
-							<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Login</button>
-							</p>
-						</fieldset>
-					</form>
-					<div class="alert alert-info">
-					<strong>Register</strong>
-						If you dont have an account yet, create one <a href="register.php">here</a>!
-					</div>
-				</div><!--/span-->
-			</div><!--/row-->
-<?php include('footer.php'); ?>
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/login.tpl b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/login.tpl
index 2c36c3ce3..fdf5c2d2c 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/login.tpl
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/login.tpl
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 					<form method="post" action="index.php" class="form-horizontal">
 						<fieldset>
 							<div data-rel="tooltip" class="input-prepend" data-original-title="Username">
-								<span class="add-on"><i class="icon-user"></i></span><input type="text" value="" id="username" name="username" class="input-large span10" autofocus="">
+								<span class="add-on"><i class="icon-user"></i></span><input type="text" value="" id="Username" name="Username" class="input-large span10" autofocus="">
 							</div>
 							<div class="clearfix"></div>
 
 							<div data-rel="tooltip" class="input-prepend" data-original-title="Password">
-								<span class="add-on"><i class="icon-lock"></i></span><input type="password" value="" id="password" name="password" class="input-large span10">
+								<span class="add-on"><i class="icon-lock"></i></span><input type="password" value="" id="Password" name="Password" class="input-large span10">
 							</div>
 							<div class="clearfix"></div>
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 							<div class="clearfix"></div>
 
 							<p class="center span5">
+							<input type="hidden" name="function" value="login">
 							<button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit">Login</button>
 							</p>
 						</fieldset>
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/register.tpl b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/register.tpl
index bd5e92788..5a154bb92 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/register.tpl
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/register.tpl
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
 			{/if}
 			
 			 <input type="hidden" name="function" value="add_user">
-			 <input type="hidden" name="callBack" value="register">
 			<div class="control-group">
 			<label class="control-label"></label>
 		      <div class="controls">