Did you build the mysql gem with the correct version of the mysql
client library?  try the -- --with-mysql-config=/path_to/mysql_config
option and make sure it is the right version?

On Aug 4, 8:54 pm, Mosses Akizian <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hi. A newbie. I installed/upgraded all the proper (at least that I know
> of) apps needed to run ruby on rails on a mac, but keep receiving mysql
> errors. The default page works fine, but as soon as I try a simple
> "hello world" controller that I'm testing, I keep getting different
> errors.
>
> Current one after researching forums and trying to troubleshoot the
> problem, I'm stuck on a "Status: 500 Internal Server Error
>   Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server;
> consider upgrading MySQL client" I am upgraded to the latest. What
> gives? And I did assign a password to the root and "sudo gem install
> mysql -- --with-mysql-dir=/usr/local/mysql'
>
> My mac is os x 10.5.7
> Ruby 1.8.7
> Rails 2.3.3
> Gem 1.3.5
> MySQL 5.1.37
>
> Here's an excerpt copy of the error from the development.log:
> !\ FAILSAFE /!\  Tue Aug 04 08:10:08 -0700 2009
>   Status: 500 Internal Server Error
>   Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server;
> consider upgrading MySQL client
>     /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/mysql.rb:453:in `read'
>     /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/mysql.rb:130:in `real_connect'
>     
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.3/lib/active_record/conn 
> ection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:576:in
> `connect'
>     
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.3/lib/active_record/conn 
> ection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:204:in
> `initialize'
>
> I have also properly updated the database.yml and have added the root
> password
>
> Any thoughts? Appreciated.
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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