Illustrator PNG Export help...

Hi,
Artwork is done at 5x7in, i want to export this as a PNG for print purposes however the more i increase the ppi the bigger the pixel size. I want to export it at a high resolution but keep the pixel size to 500x700.
Is this possible?
Currently to achieve the 500x700 pixel size i change the ppi to 104, if i switch off anti alias then its fine for straight lines and shapes, however if i have a line or shape at an angle it gives these shapes a jagged edge!!
Thanks

Ok let me try to explain...
Its for a backend web interface thats been designed to only accepts PNGs, so for example say the artwork is 5x7in created in illustrator and has 4 different colours, each colour needs to be exported as a seperate PNG so when the customer visits the site they can change the colours of each layer to whatever they want via the front end. Once the customer has finished customising the artwork via the fronend the system/interface then sends me the final version for print, even though this final PNG is high resolution its no good since the original imported PNGs were low res!
The backend interface will only accept a size of 500x700 pixels which is fine at 72ppi however this is no good for print purposes.
The only way i have managed to make this work is to turn off anti aliasing when exporting the PNG, however this works great for stright lines and standard shapes but anything else has a jagged edge!
Is there a solution i can try? as i have tried everything i can think of.
Thanks

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