This message is in my XAMPP control panel when I click the start button.
This warning is showing that MySQL shutdown unexpectedly, but the Apache Server is running fine.
11:29:21 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
11:29:21 AM [main] Control Panel Ready
11:29:28 AM [main] Executing "c:\xampp\mysql"
11:29:50 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
11:29:51 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
11:30:00 AM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
11:30:00 AM [mysql] Error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly.
11:30:00 AM [mysql] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
11:30:00 AM [mysql] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
11:30:00 AM [mysql] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
11:30:00 AM [mysql] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
11:30:00 AM [mysql] If you need more help, copy and post this
11:30:00 AM [mysql] entire log window on the forums
This is MySQL error log:
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: using atomic writes.
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use Windows interlocked functions
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Uses event mutexes
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.11
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Number of pools: 1
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Using SSE2 crc32 instructions
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, total size = 16M, instances = 1, chunk size = 16M
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: 128 out of 128 rollback segments are active.
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Creating shared tablespace for temporary tables
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Setting file 'C:\xampp\mysql\data\ibtmp1' size to 12 MB. Physically writing the file full; Please wait ...
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: File 'C:\xampp\mysql\data\ibtmp1' size is now 12 MB.
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Waiting for purge to start
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: 10.4.8 started; log sequence number 113908; transaction id 9
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Loading buffer pool(s) from C:\xampp\mysql\data\ib_buffer_pool
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] Plugin 'FEEDBACK' is disabled.
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] InnoDB: Buffer pool(s) load completed at 200505 11:29:51
2020-05-05 11:29:51 0 [Note] Server socket created on IP: '::'.
I tried most of the things I found on StackOverflow, but it didn't work.
Can anyone help me to find a solution?
I found this helpful after searching for nearly an hour online.
You can go through the solution screenshotted here or browse the XAMPP forum here