MySQL 1162: Client does not support authentication.

What is MySQL 1162: Client does not support authentication.

When encountering the error 1162: "Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server," the immediate action to take involves modifying the user's authentication method to 'mysqlnativepassword' or a method supported by the client. This can be achieved by executing the following SQL command in the MySQL console:ALTER USER 'yourusername'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysqlnativepassword BY 'yourpassword';Replace `'yourusername'` with your MySQL username and `'yourpassword'` with your password. After executing this command, ensure to flush the privileges for the changes to take effect immediately:FLUSH PRIVILEGES;This action should resolve the authentication protocol mismatch and allow the client to connect to the MySQL database.