MySQL won't start on XAMPP server

Question

I have a problem with my XAMPP server. I can start Apache, FileZilla, and every thing else without problems, but when I try to start MySQL, it just says

Answer 1

Check the log files for MySQL. You will find them in this directory: C:\xampp\mysql\data (assuming standard install location of xampp)

Also check if no other program or service uses the default MySql port. You can do this by using this command:

netstat -an | findstr "3306"

If anything shows up the default mysql port is in use.