DB connection problem

hallo all, i have a problem connecting to mysql db, i use the following code to connect to the db: $DBConn = mysql_connect("localhost", "myusername","mypassword") or die("Could not connect to database, " . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db("db1", $DBConn); and i get the following error: Warning: mysql_connect(): Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\php\db_test.php on line 33 Could not connect to database, Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client thanks in advance ____________________________________________________ Khaled Jouda cell. phone: 0163-2382758 fax: 1(801)439-1253 alternative email: khaled.jouda@student.uni-magdeburg.de _____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam