From MySQL8, the default method of authentication has changed from "mysql_native_password" to "caching_sha2_password". Unfortunately PHP7.3 isn't compatible with this new authentication method.
In order to have any version of PHP be compatible with any version of MySQL, I've locked the auth method to be the "mysql_native_password".
From MySQL8, the default method of authentication has changed from "mysql_native_password" to "caching_sha2_password". Unfortunately PHP7.3 isn't compatible with this new authentication method.
In order to have any version of PHP be compatible with any version of MySQL, I've locked the auth method to be the "mysql_native_password".