Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64870&edit=1
ID: 64870 Comment by: marceloinxs at gmail dot com Reported by: marceloinxs at gmail dot com Summary: mysqlnd: can't connect to updated MySQL server with old_password Off Status: Open Type: Bug Package: MySQLi related Operating System: Windows 7 64bit PHP Version: 5.4.15 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: old_passwords is a configuration variable/flag in the MySQL configuration file. It is set Off (as SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES statement shows). I don't have admin privileges for the database and no possibility to change config values. But I can connect using a Linux server, so the problem seems to be enterily related with mysqlnd Windows driver. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-05-26 17:29:02] hanskrentel at yahoo dot de > The weird thing is that the database is actually MySQL 5.5.24, old_password > variable is Off and passwords are actually 41 byte encoded. You write "variable" here. The error message clearly directs you to the configuration file (which is *not* a variable). Please check your configuration file and report back which related settings you've got in there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-05-17 16:44:57] marceloinxs at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Windows 7 build 7601, Apache 2.2.24 (Win32). Upgraded PHP from 5.2.* to 5.4.15, mysql_* and mysqli_* can't connect to any databases. Then downgraded to 5.3.25, same result. The error is always the same: PHP Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [<a href='mysqli.mysqli'>mysqli.mysqli</a>]: Premature end of data (mysqlnd_wireprotocol.c:553) PHP Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [<a href='mysqli.mysqli'>mysqli.mysqli</a>]: OK packet 1 bytes shorter than expected PHP Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [<a href='mysqli.mysqli'>mysqli.mysqli</a>]: (HY000/2000): mysqlnd cannot connect to MySQL 4.1+ using the old insecure authentication. Please use an administration tool to reset your password with the command SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('your_existing_password'). This will store a new, and more secure, hash value in mysql.user. If this user is used in other scripts executed by PHP 5.2 or earlier you might need to remove the old-passwords flag from your my.cnf file The weird thing is that the database is actually MySQL 5.5.24, old_password variable is Off and passwords are actually 41 byte encoded. The database is remote, but remote connections are allowed. I even tried the same script in Linux based server (PHP 5.4.10) and it worked. Both mysql and mysqli extensions are correctly loaded in php.ini. The main difference between PHP 5.2 and newer versions is that they now use mysqlnd as driver. Maybe it is buggy in Windows? You can have an extended look of this here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16598572/mysqlnd-cannot-connect-to-mysql-5-5-24-old-password-is-off Test script: --------------- <?php $mysqli = new mysqli('aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc', 'ddd'); if($mysqli->connect_error) { die( $mysqli->connect_error ); } echo 'connected'; ?> Expected result: ---------------- 'connected' Actual result: -------------- Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [mysqli.mysqli]: Premature end of data (mysqlnd_wireprotocol.c:553) in ... on line 3 Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [mysqli.mysqli]: OK packet 9 bytes shorter than expected in ... on line 3 Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [mysqli.mysqli]: (HY000/2000): mysqlnd cannot connect to MySQL 4.1+ using the old insecure authentication. Please use an administration tool to reset your password with the command SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('your_existing_password'). This will store a new, and more secure, hash value in mysql.user. If this user is used in other scripts executed by PHP 5.2 or earlier you might need to remove the old-passwords flag from your my.cnf file in ... on line 3 mysqlnd cannot connect to MySQL 4.1+ using the old insecure authentication. Please use an administration tool to reset your password with the command SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('your_existing_password'). This will store a new, and more secure, hash value in mysql.user. If this user is used in other scripts executed by PHP 5.2 or earlier you might need to remove the old-passwords flag from your my.cnf file ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64870&edit=1