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Asked: 2026-06-09T18:36:08+00:00

I have a question regarding C# Windows Forms connecting to external hosted databases. I

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I have a question regarding C# Windows Forms connecting to external hosted databases.

I have a GoDaddy SQLServer 2008 database that I use for my web development database purposes. I am creating a C# windows form and I need that to connect to the database. I know how to connect a C# Windows Form to a local database, so I figured that the only difference would be to use a different connection string.

The connection string I am using is as follows: 

Data Source=limeoatsdb.db.8996219.hostedresource.com; Initial Catalog=database; User ID=userid; Password=password;

I replaced the values above with dummy values, but obviously in my code they have the correct values.

First of all, is it even possible to connect a C# windows form to a GoDaddy database?

Secondly, if it is possible, any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

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    This is not possible. GoDaddy blocks all connections to its databases from systems it doesn’t manage.

    This is typical of many hosting companies. It’s common that you can only use their databases from their own systems, for security reasons.

    If you need access to your data, you’d need to create some form of intermediary step, such as building an API in your website which could be accessed by your form.

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