Xampp MySQL not starting
If changing port number doesn't solve your problem, follow steps and this solves problem: (** By these steps don't need to reinstall Xampp or loss your database**) Stop all Xampp services and exit application. Move to c:\xampp\mysql Rename data folder to data_old create new data folder and copy whole content of backup folder to the data folder except "ibdata1" 5) Select all files in data_old folder and paste into data folder ( Note Don't replace copied files and skip replace theme).