From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2006-09-23T22:50:17+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby and mysql

dc wrote:
> hello!
> 
> can someone explain to me the basic usage for the native mysql
> bindings for ruby?
> 
> I'm on OSX and have installed the pure ruby drivers (mysql-2.7) using gem
> 
> however, i'm getting the following error on trying a simple connection.
> 
> Mysql::Error: Client does not support authentication protocol
> requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client
> 
> so, it looks like the pure ruby drivers are pretty old. maybe the
> native ones are newer?

You can probably change security settings on the database as well.

	robert