mysqli::real_connect(): (HY000/2054): The server requested authentication method unknown to the client [auth_gssapi_client] this error occurs if i try to login using root user only mysql> SELECT user, host, plugin FROM mysql.user ORDER BY user, host; +-------------+--------------+-----------------------+ | User | Host | plugin | +-------------+--------------+-----------------------+ | PUBLIC | | | | mariadb.sys | localhost | mysql_native_password | | root | 127.0.0.1 | mysql_native_password | | root | ::1 | mysql_native_password | | root | localhost | mysql_native_password | | root | simrankumari | mysql_native_password | +-------------+--------------+-----------------------+ 6 rows in set (0.00 sec) sql -- 1. Create the database CREATE DATABASE `12te_12testers`; -- 2. Create the user and set the password -- We use 'localhost' as defined in DB_HOST. CREATE U...