Claire The Authentication protocols changed with 4.1. If you do a search on the archive this subject has come up several times. Either upgrade your perl interface or make 4.1.5 use the old protocol.
Kevin Cowley R&D Tel: 0118 902 9099 (direct line) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.alchemetrics.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: Claire Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 October 2004 16:28 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Can't connect to DB after upgrading to mysql 4.1.5 > > Hi, > I have a perl script that connect to mysql using the > following: > > my $dbh = > DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$dbname;host=$host","$dblogin", > "$dbpasswd") or die "Cannot connect to $dbname: " . > $DBI::errstr; > > But after I upgraded to 4.1.5 I get the following > error message: > DBI->connect(dbname;host=host) failed: Client does not > support authentication protocol requested by server; > consider upgrading MySQL client > > What shall I do? Please help. Thanks. > > Claire > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************************** ALCHEMETRICS LIMITED (ALCHEMETRICS) Mulberry Park, Fishponds Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2GX Tel: +44 (0) 118 902 9000 Fax: +44 (0) 118 902 9001 This e-mail is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you must not use, copy, disclose, otherwise disseminate or take any action based on this e-mail or any information herein. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail or by using the contact details above and then delete this e-mail. Please note that e-mail may be susceptible to data corruption, interception and unauthorised amendment. Alchemetrics does not accept any liability for any such corruption, interception, amendment or the consequences thereof. ************************************************************************************** -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
