PDF Form extended rights problem

Hi,
i am working on a php application which opens a pdf form (created with acrobat 9 standard), fills it with user data, saves it as a form and sends this form to the user by email, so he cann fill the rest of the form.
This works fine for pdf forms, which have not the extended rights enabled.
As soon i enable it, the user will get the message that the form has been modified, and he is not able to fill out the other fields any more.
Now my question:
1. Is there any php library which can activate the extended rights of a pdf form after i filled some of the fields?
2. What else can i do?
thank you.
sascha

iTextSharp doesn't enable usage rights in PDF forms, so any changes will invidate the form.
To bypass the validitiy of the Usage Rights, server the XDP data from the buffer of a web server, and point the File to the PDF on the same web server.
Usage rights will still be enabled, and the form can be saved or downloaded.
Also, please be sure to check out FDFToolkit.net, and PDFEmail.net.
Useful Links:
http://www.fdftoolkit.net
http://www.pdfemail.net
Hope this information can help!
Best Regards,
Nick K.
http://www.nk-inc.com

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