I have implemented forms authentication but when I click my login button it just resets my page like nothing has happened.... Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? I am using a url rewrite.... could this have anything to do with my issue?


WEB.CONFIG
Code:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="DBConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=XXREMOVEDXX;Initial Catalog=XXREMOVEDXX;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=XXREMOVEDXX;Password=XXREMOVEDXX"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="Telerik.ScriptManager.TelerikCdn" value="Enabled"/>
    <add key="Telerik.StyleSheetManager.TelerikCdn" value="Enabled"/>
  </appSettings>
  <system.web>
    <customErrors mode="Off"/>
    <compilation debug="true" strict="false" explicit="true" targetFramework="4.0"/>
    <authentication mode="Forms">
      <forms loginUrl="login/" name=".ASPXAUTH" protection="All"/>
    </authentication>
    <authorization>
      <allow users="*"/>
    </authorization>
    <pages>
      <controls>
        <add tagPrefix="telerik" namespace="Telerik.Web.UI" assembly="Telerik.Web.UI"/>
      </controls>
    </pages>
    <httpHandlers>
      <add path="ChartImage.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.ChartHttpHandler" verb="*" validate="false"/>
      <add path="Telerik.Web.UI.SpellCheckHandler.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.SpellCheckHandler" verb="*" validate="false"/>
      <add path="Telerik.Web.UI.DialogHandler.aspx" type="Telerik.Web.UI.DialogHandler" verb="*" validate="false"/>
      <add path="Telerik.RadUploadProgressHandler.ashx" type="Telerik.Web.UI.RadUploadProgressHandler" verb="*" validate="false"/>
      <add path="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource" verb="*" validate="false"/>
    </httpHandlers>
    <httpModules>
      <add name="RadUploadModule" type="Telerik.Web.UI.RadUploadHttpModule"/>
      <add name="RadCompression" type="Telerik.Web.UI.RadCompression"/>
    </httpModules>
  </system.web>
  <location path="members">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <allow roles="MEMBER,ADMIN"/>
        <!-- comma separate which users are allowed to view these pages after logging in -->
        <deny users="*"/>
      </authorization>
    </system.web>
  </location>
  <location path="admin">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <allow roles="ADMIN"/>
        <deny users="*"/>
      </authorization>
    </system.web>
  </location>
  <system.webServer>
  	<rewrite>
     <rules>
      <rule name="Rewrite All" stopProcessing="true">
            <match url="^(.*)$" />
            <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll">
                <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
                <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
            </conditions>
            <action type="Rewrite" url="article.aspx" />
      </rule>
     </rules>
    </rewrite>
    <defaultDocument>
      <files>
        <clear/>
        <add value="default.aspx"/>
        <add value="index.html"/>
      </files>
    </defaultDocument>
    <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
    <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true">
      <remove name="RadUploadModule"/>
      <add name="RadUploadModule" type="Telerik.Web.UI.RadUploadHttpModule" preCondition="integratedMode"/>
      <remove name="RadCompression"/>
      <add name="RadCompression" type="Telerik.Web.UI.RadCompression" preCondition="integratedMode"/>
    </modules>
    <handlers>
      <remove name="ChartImage_axd"/>
      <add name="ChartImage_axd" path="ChartImage.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.ChartHttpHandler" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode"/>
      <remove name="Telerik_Web_UI_SpellCheckHandler_axd"/>
      <add name="Telerik_Web_UI_SpellCheckHandler_axd" path="Telerik.Web.UI.SpellCheckHandler.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.SpellCheckHandler" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode"/>
      <remove name="Telerik_Web_UI_DialogHandler_aspx"/>
      <add name="Telerik_Web_UI_DialogHandler_aspx" path="Telerik.Web.UI.DialogHandler.aspx" type="Telerik.Web.UI.DialogHandler" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode"/>
      <remove name="Telerik_RadUploadProgressHandler_ashx"/>
      <add name="Telerik_RadUploadProgressHandler_ashx" path="Telerik.RadUploadProgressHandler.ashx" type="Telerik.Web.UI.RadUploadProgressHandler" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode"/>
      <remove name="Telerik_Web_UI_WebResource_axd"/>
      <add name="Telerik_Web_UI_WebResource_axd" path="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode"/>
    </handlers>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

DEFAULT.ASPX - location in the /login directory
Code:
<%@ Page Title="" Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/masterpage.master" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="default.aspx.vb" Inherits="login_default" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">
    <div id="main-sub-container">
        <table align="center" cellpadding="2" class="style1">
            <tr>
                <td colspan="2">
                    The page or area you are trying to access requires you to be logged in. <br />
                    Please enter your user name and password to login.
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>
                    &nbsp;
                </td>
                <td>
                    &nbsp;
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>
                    User Name:
                </td>
                <td>
                    <asp:TextBox ID="txtUserName" runat="server" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>
                    Password:
                </td>
                <td>
                    <asp:TextBox ID="txtPassword" runat="server" TextMode="Password" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>
                    &nbsp;
                </td>
                <td>
                    <asp:Button ID="btnLoginAdmin" runat="server" Text="Login" />
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>
                    &nbsp;
                </td>
                <td>
                    <asp:Label ID="lblStatus" runat="server" ForeColor="Red"></asp:Label>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </div>
</asp:Content>
DEFAULT.ASPX.VB

Code:
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports Utils
Partial Class login_default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub btnLoginAdmin_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnLoginAdmin.Click
        If txtUserName.Text = "" Then
            lblStatus.Text = "Error: User Name is required to login!"
        ElseIf txtPassword.Text = "" Then
            lblStatus.Text = "Error: Password is required to login!"
        Else

            Try
                Dim connString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("DBConnectionString").ToString
                Dim sql As String = String.Format("SELECT * FROM Members WHERE MemberEmail='{0}' AND MemberPassword='{1}'", _
                                          SQLSafe(txtUserName.Text), SQLSafe(txtPassword.Text))
                Dim conn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(connString)
                Dim command As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(sql, conn)
                conn.Open()
                Dim sqlReader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()

                If sqlReader.Read = True Then

                    Response.Redirect("/admin/", True)
                       
                Else
                    lblStatus.Visible = True
                    lblStatus.Text = "Error: Invalid user name or password."
                End If

                conn.Close()
            Catch ex As Exception

                lblStatus.Text = "Error: Unable to connect to the database at this time."

            End Try

        End If
    End Sub

End Class
UTILS.VB
Code:
Imports System
Public Class Utils

    Public Shared Function SQLSafe(ByVal SQL As String) As String
        SQLSafe = SQL.Replace("'", "''")
    End Function

End Class