Re: "mysql_connect(): Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client"

[tezandbabs]

I have the same problem, "mysql_connect(): Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client", I tried adding 'old_passwords' to the [client] section of my.ini file, but still the same error, I even tried these procedures at a command prompt:-

1.........net stop mysql
2.........mysqld --old-passwords
3.........net start mysql

then restarted the sambar server, but guess what, still the same error, I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way the I can use a database, and that is to have no passwords on any accounts, databases with no passwords do work, that's how I'm going to use it.

Mysql 3.0.14 was alot better, now I can't find version 3.0.14 to replace the new version.

It's my opinion that the creators of the new version paid no attention to making it downward compatible with previous versions, thus allowing earlier version clients (from php files) to access a passworded database with no errors.