MySQL 8.0 connection from client?

Question

MySQL

Switched from MySQL 5.0 > MySQL 8.0, after which I can't connect using dbForge to the local server where the database is located.
I am successfully connecting via MySQL console.

Connection settings.

status output.

In Windows services, MySQL is enabled.

Sasha is wrong.

Answer 1

I don't think dbForge has released an update for MySQL 8.0 yet.
Conclusion: either install, for example, MySQL 5.7, or wait.

Answer 2

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost'
  IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password
  BY 'password';