Posted by Michael Stassen on 02/07/05 20:51

The short answer is, download the php source and add

--with-mysql=/your/path/to/mysql

to your build options. The long answer is in the directions in the php
manual <http://us4.php.net/manual/en/install.unix.php>.

Michael

GH wrote:

> I am still new to the PHP scene could you tell me how I "rebuild" the
> PHP with the client library...
>
>
> On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 12:20:26 -0500, Michael Stassen
> <Michael.Stassen@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>You have mysql 4.1.8, but your php was built with the library for an earlier
>>version, which, as the error message says, doesn't support the new, more
>>secure authentication protocol. Your choices are to tell mysql to use the
>>older, less-secure protocol, or build a copy of php using your current mysql
>>client library. See the manual for more
>><http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/old-client.html>.
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>GH wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I just installed phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 on my Windows Laptop with PHP
>>>Version 4.3.10 [Build Date Dec 14 2004 17:46:48] and mySql 4.1.8
>>>
>>>I am receiving the enclosed error when I attempt to go into
>>>phpMyAdmin and do not know how to solve the issue...
>>>
>>>Any assistance would be greatful.
>>>
>>>Thank you
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>
>>>//############## ERROR RECIEVED ####################//
>>>
>>>Welcome to phpMyAdmin 2.6.1
>>>
>>>phpMyAdmin tried to connect to the MySQL server, and the server
>>>rejected the connection. You should check the host, username and
>>>password in config.inc.php and make sure that they correspond to the
>>>information given by the administrator of the MySQL server.
>>>
>>>Error
>>>MySQL said:
>>>
>>>#1251 - Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server
>>>
>>
>

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