MySQL Server on MAMP-Windows Will Not Start

Question

I am using MAMP 4.1 on Windows 10 and cannot get MySQL server to start. When I uninstalled MAMP and re-installed it MySQL server starts up, but when I stop it, it will not s

Answer 1

This is what I did to solve this issue:

1. Quit MAMP if open
2. Navigate to /MAMP/tmp/mysql
3. Rename mysql.sock.lock
4. Restart MAMP