Node JS and mysql not connecting (client does not support authentication protocol requested by server consider upgrading mysql client)

Question

I\'m trying to connect my NodeJs application with a mysql database but its not connecting for some reason.

I did install the mysql npm like this (typed this in comma

Answer 1

I was having the same problem with mysql library and I fixed that error by changing to mysql2 Library I recommend you to install mysql2

Run

npm install mysql2

Then

import mysql from "mysql2";

OR

const mysql = require("mysql2")

I hope this will work for you!! Good Luck