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Karen
05-04-05, 09:09 AM
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Warning: mysql_connect(): Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client in <path>adodb-mysql.inc.php on line 327
FATAL ERROR: Connection to database server failed

From MySQL Support - maybe this might help:

A.2.3 Client does not support authentication protocol

MySQL 4.1 and up uses an authentication protocol based on a password hashing algorithm that is incompatible with that used by older clients. If you upgrade the server to 4.1, attempts to connect to it with an older client may fail with the following message: ....

for the solution and more info:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Old_client.html