# Ruby MySQL help

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-help/101752>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 6, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-help/101752 "2006-02-06T22:41:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mac)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-help/101752/1 "2006-02-06T22:41:23Z")

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Hello,  
I am trying to use MySQL on my Windows XP professionsla box. I have  
installed MySQL 5.0.18-nt version and ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25)  
[i386-mswin32]. When I run the test script from ruby-mysql, i get the  
following error.

/mysql.rb:455:in `read’: Client does not support authentication protocol  
requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client (Mysql::Error)

Any help is appreciated. Thansk.

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**Author:** ![mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mac)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-help/101752/2 "2006-02-07T03:32:52Z")

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I fixed the problem, the fix is in here:

[http://www.codecomments.com/PHP\_Installation/message346164.html](http://www.codecomments.com/PHP_Installation/message346164.html)