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

Use the new mysql2 library instead of mysql in order to use the new authentication method of MySQL 8.0

~ Tested in node version 13.6.0 and MySQL 8.0.21