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Posted by karthikkn
karthikkn
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mysql is not working in xampp

i have installed xampp in windows7 apache is working whereas mysql is saying attempting to start mysql service. how to fix this .please help me

1 Answer

Ryan Watson
Ryan Watson
5,471 Points
Ryan Watson
Ryan Watson
5,471 Points

There are several reasons why this could happen, but a common issue is a port conflict. By default, MySQL listens to port 3306. If you have another instance of mySQL already installed on your system, this could cause a conflict. Also, another program could be listening to Port 3306.

I recommend that you change the port that MySQL is listening to in the mySQL configuration file.

Read this post http://silentlyrun.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-change-apache-n-mysql-port-for.html#!/2013/02/how-to-change-apache-n-mysql-port-for.html , and do a search on this topic to find specific information on how to do this.

If this does not solve your issue, More information on your config will be needed to troubleshoot this issue. I would suggest posting to the Apache friends forum