using .htaccess redirect pdf file to signup page? Is it possible?

[camball]

Hello, I am a newbie to .htaccess and I have a question if something is possible. I have tried to look this up but I have not found anything.

 

The site im working on had quite a few pdf files that people are looking for. Many people find them through search engines and download them.

 

When people want to view these pdf files, I want to send them to a page where they submit their email, area code and name. After that they can get access to the pdf file. Is this possible?

 

Also can I make it so some web search spiders can still see the pdf files with SetEnvIfNoCase?

 

Thanks in advance for your help

[-twenty]

Not sure if you need to do this with .htaccess, but you can setup a PHP page with a form allowing for input of your variables and would execute like so:

[*]Post your variables, entering them into a database table

[*]Upon sucessful post/validation of the text, redirect the user to the PDF via

<? header(location: mypdf.pdf); ?>

 

Hope this helps!