MySQL Error Message I don't understand

[ethought]

Hello all. I am getting the following MySQL Error message

Warning: mysql_pconnect(): Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server. Consider upgrading MySQL client in C:\Documents and Settings\Gregg\My Documents\www\Connections\Anykey.php on line 9
Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server. Consider upgrading MySQL client

And this is the script with where the error is occurring.

<?php
# FileName="Connection_php_mysql.htm"
# Type="MYSQL"
# HTTP="true"
$hostname_Anykey = "localhost:3306";
$database_Anykey = "anykey";
$username_Anykey = "gdboling";
$password_Anykey = "bolinger";
$Anykey = mysql_pconnect($hostname_Anykey, $username_Anykey, $password_Anykey) or die(mysql_error());
?>

I am using MySQL 4.1.0 alpha and PHP 4.3.2 on a Windows XP machine.

Does anyone know what this error is and how to fix it? Thanks.

[TheIceman5]

id first try getting rid of the ':3306' outta the host in

$hostname_Anykey = "localhost:3306";

to just leave 'localhost'

[ethought]

Yeah, that doesn't work. I had to downgrade my MySQL Server version for some reason. No big deal. Didn't need the new alpha release anyway. Mostly just bug fixes. I just wonder if PHP will support MySQL 5 when it comes out because it has some new features I would like to use, i.e. Views and Stored Procedures, etc.

thanks.