Anybody help! I can't connect from my PHP to mysql using the following code: $link = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "merkato") or die("Could not connect : " . mysql_error()); it replies with error: Could not connect : Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php