Laravel 7 Digitalocean managed database error: The server requested authentication method unknown to the client

July 20, 2020

I am using Laravel 7 to do testing on DigitalOcean’s managed database cluster. Laravel connection doesn’t work, with error and I have fo find the fix that causing it. Illuminate\Database\QueryException SQLSTATE[HY000] [2054] The server requested authentication method unknown to the client This issue has been fixed in PHP7.4, please install PHP7.4 in the Droplet. If […]