Hi,
(sorry for the late reply)
Jon Dean wrote:
> Error code:1251
> Error message: Client does not support
> authentication protocol requested by server;
> consider upgrading mysql client
> simple.rb:13: undefined method 'close' for
> nil:NilClass <NoMethodError>
>
> Are there any suggestion on how I can get the ruby
> API for mysql installed and running?
Please see our manual about this:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/old-client.html
It means that the Ruby API has been compiled against an old version of the MySQL Client library. Either make the server talk the old protocol or update the client library used for connecting to the server.
Bye,
LenZ
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