C:\Perl\bin>perl -w practice\sqltest.pl Uncaught exception from user code: DBI connect('database=debloat;host=localhost;port=3306', 'JHD',...) failed: Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client at practice\sqltest.pl line 11 DBI::__ANON__('undef', 'undef') called at C:/Perl/site/lib/DBI.pm line 664 DBI::connect('DBI', 'DBI:mysql:database=debloat;host=localhost;port=3306 ', 'JHD', 'JHD', 'HASH(0x15d4f58)') called at practice\sqltest.pl line 11