feat: add mysql8 support, update to mysql2 client, drop nodejs v14 and mysql5.7 support [BREAKING CHANGE] #484
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Add mysql8 support and change to mysql2 client library
BREAKING CHANGE
update mysql client to mysql2 client as that support new authentication protocol of mysql 8
drop mysql5.7 support
drop nodejs v14 support
MySQL 5.7 EOL is in October 2023 - https://endoflife.software/applications/databases/mysql. So we will only keep it for security updates in separate branch.
@achrinza @dhmlau any specific approach to be taken for that, please let me know.
Fixes #477 , #434, #468
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