Connecting to Popular Databases with .NET 8

How to connect to popular databases such as Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), MySQL, SQLite, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, Redis, DynamoDB, Oracle, and MongoDB.

Introduction

The article demonstrates how to connect to the popular databases along with NuGet packages used commonly.

Table of Contents

• Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server
• Using MySQL with C#
• Working with SQLite
• Implementing Cassandra in C#
• PostgreSQL Connectivity
• Utilizing Couchbase with C#
• Managing Data with Redis
• Amazon DynamoDB Usage
• Oracle Database Operations
• Interacting with MongoDB

1. Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)

DLL Used: System.Data.SqlClient
Method: SqlConnection

string dbConnectionString= "Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;";
using SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(dbConnectionString)…