$(function() {  
	$('.error').hide();
	$(".button#login_btn").click(function() {  
    // validate and process form here
		$('.error').hide();  
		var email = $("input#email").val();  
    if (email == "") {  
			$("label#email_error").show();  
			$("input#email").focus();  
			return false;  
    }
		var password = $("input#password").val();  
    if (password == "") {  
			$("label#password_error").show();  
			$("input#password").focus();  
			return false;  
    }
		var dataString = 'email='+ email + '&password=' + password;  
		//alert (dataString);return false;  
		$.ajax({  
			type: "POST",  
			url: "php/login.php",  
			data: dataString,  
			success: function() {  
				location.reload();
			}
		});
		return false;
  });
	$(".button#request_btn").click(function() {  
    // validate and process form here
		$('.error').hide();  
		var firstname = $("input#firstname").val();  
    if (firstname == "") {  
			$("label#firstname_error").show();  
			$("input#firstname").focus();  
			return false;  
    }
		var lastname = $("input#lastname").val();  
    if (lastname == "") {  
			$("label#lastname_error").show();  
			$("input#lastname").focus();  
			return false;  
    }
		var email = $("input#email").val();  
    if (email == "") {  
			$("label#email_error").show();  
			$("input#email").focus();  
			return false;  
    }
		var password = $("input#password").val();  
    if (password == "") {  
			$("label#password_error").show();  
			$("input#password").focus();  
			return false;  
    }
		var updates = $("input[@name=updates]:checked").val(); 
		var dataString = 'firstname='+ firstname +'&lastname='+ lastname +'&email='+ email + '&password=' + password + '&updates=' + updates;  
		//alert (dataString);return false;  
		$.ajax({  
			type: "POST",  
			url: "php/request.php",  
			data: dataString,  
			success: function() {  
				$('#member_request_form').html("<div id='message'></div>");
				$('#message').html("<h2>Request for Membership Submitted!</h2>")
				.append("<p>We will send you an email when you have been approved.</p>")
				.hide()  
				.fadeIn('slow', function() {
				});
			}
		});
		return false;
  });
});