Mysql service won't start, InnoDB init function error

Question

So seemingly out of nowhere tonight, my wordpress site went down and I\'ve traced it to problems with mysql. Mysql won\'t start on the server because it keeps failing.

Answer 1

Another consideration might be to ensure your tmpdir used for mysql has enough disk space and required permission.

In addition, for windows users: consider using front slash (/) as against back slash (\) for your tmpdir path