windows - Xampp MySQL not starting - "Attempting to start MySQL service..."

Question

I've just installed XAMPP for Windows - should be the newest version (XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.1).

Apache is running just fine on port 80 and 443, but MySQL is not starting. When I press the start button, I get this message:

Attempting to start MySQL service...

Then a window pops up and asks me if I want to allow this, which I want. But nothing happens after that. I can press as many times as I want, but with the same result.

What can I do with MySQL?

Answer 1

If you have MySQL already installed on your windows then go to services.msc file on your windows and right click the MySQL file and stop the service, now open your XAMPP and start MySQL. Now MySQL will start on the port 3306.