Hi, I am developing a system where posts will 'sync' with another master db (in this case, the remote db). I didnt try yet built in mysql syncing (Because I will be merging several transaction tables into one master transaction table). I wanted to use PHP to update transaction tables found on the local mysql tables to a remote db. This is why I am trying to connect to the remote db. Yes the host is hostgator and it is running on a LINUX box. Googling that first line of error gave me this link: C.5.2.4. Client does not support authentication protocol Which seems to suggest that I need to update my client (which my host also said) They said that I should run php -v
mysql -V
httpd -l so they can help me. However I am at a loss on running console in US. I used to make my own apache+php+mysql using the default installers (and running console on that), but this is the first time I am using a WAMP (I needed the portability of US).