通过PHP将数据从MySQL传递到C＃应用程序

I've got a SSL connection working with my website alongside PHP sessions. I have created my own connection class to provide a single sign on, allowing my user to then interface with php script outputs from my website. I have a question though, currently I use my PHP scripts which query the database and formats the data into a HTML page, which my program then reads over the SSL connection. My program has to parse the data which may be slow for large data volumes. My question is:I've got a SSL connection working with my websi