use strict; use DBI; my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:ligas','perlclient','todito') or die "Couldn't open database: $DBI::errstr; stopped"; #### DBI connect('ligas','perlclient',...) failed: Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client at pruebadbi.pl line8 Couldn't open database: Client foes not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client; stopped at pruebadbi.pl line 8.