advice on security

[mikereynaga]

looking for some ideas as to the best way to secure files we will be providing access to via a web page.

eventually we will be hosting several hundred pdf's to several hundred users but the security at times will need to be very specific. one user with access to one file and thats it.

what would be the best way to go about setting this up? would i be best off redirecting a user to his/her own personal page with links to their files? using php sounds like the way to go for that, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

i can provide additional details, and am mainly looking for advice to get started on some ideas

thanks