Hi Guys! I have a Winforms Application which is supposed to act as a client, and the server runs linux OS. The client needs to perform basic operations on a MYSQL database. Now, I have been successful in connecting the application to a local MYSQL Server
on my development PC (i.e both the database and the client are on the same PC) using connector/NET.
Now, the institution for which I made the my application initially wanted to connect to the LAN only via the intranet, however, now they have a change of requirement and want to be able to access the database through the internet.
Now, the institution has other web based applications that can be accessed over the internet. The access page for the web application even says "Secured by NETTRUST".
Considering the same security settings on the server, can my winforms client too access the server, just like the web based applications? If not, then what do I need to do in order to access the server via the internet just like the web based applications?I've been hearing from sources that I might need to design a web service (using JAVA). I don't think I'll be altogether comfortable with it cause I only know C++ and C#, and I heard of the term 'web-service' only last week.