title: Is it possible to convert a serialized ASP.NET dataset to a PHP object?
body: <p>I am writing a PHP application that pulls some compressed and serialized ASP.NET data from a SQL database. </p>
  
  <p>Instead of relying on an ASP application to unserialize and translate the (quite bulky) data into JSON and pass it to my PHP app, I would like to skip one step and have the PHP application convert the serialized data into a PHP native array or object. </p>
  
  <p>I have searched online but I can't find any reference. Is this possible to do? </p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
  <p>gm</p>