<form name="login" action="process_login.jsp" method="post">
  <table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
      <tr>
          <td colspan="2" class="center">
          <%
          if (showStr != null) {
              out.println("<span class=\"red\">" + showStr + "</span>");
          } else {
              out.println(" ");
          } 
          %>
      </td></tr>
      <tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr>
      <tr>
        <td>username:</td>
          <td><input type="text" name="username" size="18" 
          value="" maxlength="20" /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
          <td>password:</td>
          <td><input type="password" name="password" size="18" 
           value="" maxlength="20" /></td> 
      </tr>
      <tr><td colspan="2" class="center">
          <input class="button" type="reset" value="Clear" />
          <input class="button" type="submit" name="login" value="Login" />
      </td></tr>
  </table>
</form>

<%@ page language="java" session="true" contentType="text/html" %>
<%@ page import="java.sql.*" %>
<%@ page import="java.util.*" %>
<%@ page import="java.text.DateFormat" %>

<%

  
//process form http post request

login = request.getParameter("login"); 

String showStr = ""; //use in case error exists

if ((login != null) && (login.equals("Login"))) 
{
    username = request.getParameter("username");
    password = request.getParameter("password");

    if(username.equals("myusername") && password.equals("mypassword"))
    {
       //set session variable
       session.setAttribute("usrSet", username);

       //redirect
       response.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY);
       String newLoc = "/newpath/login_success.html";
       response.setHeader("Location",newLoc);

    }
    else
    {
        showStr = "There was an error logging you in";
        showStr = showStr + "<br>Please Try again!";
    }
}

%>