npm install mysql2
A possible workaround is to alter the type of user account to use the old authentication plugin:
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'MyNewPass';
Or create a different one that uses that same plugin:
CREATE USER 'foo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'bar';
import mysql from "mysql2";
const mysql = require("mysql2")