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Asked: 2026-05-27T16:45:00+00:00

I am creating a PHP website connected to a MySQL database. Next I will

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I am creating a PHP website connected to a MySQL database. Next I will need to write a C# desktop app that will use the same DB. Unfortunately I cannot connect to the DB directly from a remote location and my hosting company won’t allow SSH neither.

So what options do I have? If the hosting company supported .NET, it wouldn’t be a problem, but I’m not that experienced with PHP. Will I have to write a PHP service (SOAP?) and then consume it in my desktop app? Also, how do I communicate with server from the desktop app?

Any help appreciated!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Depending on security requirement, could you write a generic SQL executing page in PHP, that took the SQL as a String parameter, and returned the results as an array of Strings (Might need some meta data too or something)?

    Other than that the only thing I can think of is a web service of some kind.

    Also SOAP can work both ways, you can read and write from the C# app, no need to write a WebService on both ends, unless you need to notify your c# app about something from the server (In which case you could always try frequent polling from the c# app)

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