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MAMP - mysql server won't start on port 3306

mySQL Server refuses to start up on port 3306 but ok on 8889.

Anyone got any ideas? Banging head on desk here :-)

Solution

  • The simplest solution would be probably to figure out if there is another instance of MySQL running and stopping it, e.g. you could call in Terminal :

    ps -ax | grep mysqld

    and then kill the appropriate mysqld process.

    And to check for processes listening on the port 3306 :

    lsof -i:3306