XAMPP - MySQL shutdown unexpectedly

Question

When I open XAMPP and click start MySQL button and it gives me an error. I had started it just before, but now it isn\'t working.

12:19:12 PM [mysql]

Answer 1

This means that you already have a MySQL database running at port 3306.

In the XAMPP control panel, press the 'Config' button and after that press 'my.ini'. After this, Ctrl-F and search for '3306'. Replace any '3306' that you find with a different port number of your choice (you could choose 3307 or 3308 - I chose 2811 and it worked).

After you have replaced every location where '3306' is written, save the file and press 'Start' on the control panel again.