johnny_v

meltingpoint, thank you for the idea. How would I prevent users from directly accessing the link/page to the download. Is there a way to generate a session key based on a completed form and then grant the download based on the temporary session key? Thanks.

Thank you very much Scot for the information. The main purpose of the registration is to obtain contact information. I do not want to introduce user accounts and profiles. Some sites have this functionality where you want to download a whitepaper or trial software and you must provide contact information before you are taken(granted access) to the download page/link. Do you have any recommendations? Thank you very much.

Hello, I am new and am having a hard time with PHP. Scenario: There are PDF files on my website that I want users to register before downloading the files. I do not want them to login but rather provide basic information such as name and email address. Once the form is submitted, I am not sure if I should be using PHPSESSION to validate the user. Also, I am not sure where to place the files: either in the webroot (/var/www/) or outside. I am new to PHP so please forgive me if I use terminology incorrectly. Thank you for reading my question.