Sending data from php to a c# desktop application

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I am looking into doing a project which would involve php and c#. What I need to do is from PHP the user can perform a certain task and once php has processed some information, this information needs to be sent to a c# application and c# can do some other work with the information provided.

The c# application would most likely work from the same server that the php web app is running from but it should work if they are on completely separate servers.

I guess I could send some XML from php to whatever IP address that the c# program running on, but have no idea how I would get php to do the sending and the c# app to do the listing for the data.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.d

Widor · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-29 15:26:47Z

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You don't specify the nature of the data you're sending but if you're sending it across the web, then using language-independent methods such as XML, JSON, web services and the like means your server-side languages are largely irrelevant.

If you're sending something like huge movie files, however, then you'll probably be better off using FTP or similar.

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Boardy Over a year ago

The data would be just some variables with information in, nothing big

Widor Over a year ago

Then XML, JSON, etc. will be sufficient.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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SOAP

In one acronym, you have the solution to (almost) any interoperability problem in your life.

"Simply" define a web service running in a desktop application (it is possible but it's not that straightforward) and instantiate a PHP SoapClient.

XML (pure)

Of course you can send direct XML input to your desktop application. This makes use of .NET Socket (System.Net.Sockets) and PHP socket I/O (fsockopen). You can create your application-specific protocol and inject the XML data.

Recommended if you are already very familiar with XML and comfortable to sockets. Unrecommended if you want a higher level of reusability.

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scottm · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-29 15:26:55Z

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You could open a WCF channel in the C# service and then call into it with PHP.

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Asif Mushtaq · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-29 16:07:30Z

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You should host a self host WCF service in your desktop application and call the services from your php application.

using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Description;

sample code:

[ServiceContract]
public interface IHelloWorldService
{
   [OperationContract]
   string SayHello(string name);
}

public class HelloWorldService : IHelloWorldService
{
  public string SayHello(string name)
  {
    return string.Format("Hello, {0}", name);
  }
}

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