How connect C# to mysql directly?

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Hi I have WordPress site with MQSQL as data base. I write One C# (WPF) Program and I need connect to my database site for some send and receive data between them. I do not want Use rest API. I want Connect Directly to MySQL. (Honestly I do not understand how REST API Work)
So how connect C# to MySQL directly?

What I have tried:

First I tried Use rest API and I cannot work with that. So how connect C# to MySQL directly?

Posted 18-Nov-20 5:31am

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Updated 18-Nov-20 6:48am

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PIEBALDconsult 18-Nov-20 20:17pm

Get the MySQL .net Provider and use ADO.net , done.

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RickZeeland · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-18T06:48:00

Here is a video that shows how to connect to a local MySQL database:
Connecting to a Database C# - WPF and MySql - YouTube[^]
To connect to a remote server you will have to have access via an URL, then use this URL instead of localhost, something like shown in this video:
[C# WPF tutorial] C# - Connect To Cpanel MySql Database Remotely In C# - YouTube[^]