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

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'YourRootPassword';
-- or
CREATE USER 'foo'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'bar';
-- then
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;