MySQL Database won't start in XAMPP Manager-osx

There could be a number of reasons why your MySQL database isn't starting in XAMPP on macOS. Here are some steps you can try to troubleshoot the issue:

  1. Check the XAMPP Control Panel to see if there are any error messages displayed next to the MySQL row.

  2. Check the error log for MySQL in the XAMPP logs folder. The error log may contain more information about why the database isn't starting.

  3. Try starting the MySQL database from the command line. To do this, open a terminal window and navigate to the XAMPP installation folder. Then, run the following command:

./xampp startmysql

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  1. If the MySQL database still won't start, try stopping the database and then starting it again. You can stop the database using the XAMPP Control Panel or by running the following command in the terminal:
./xampp stopmysql

  1. If the MySQL database still won't start, you may need to check the configuration of the database. The configuration file for MySQL is located in the /Applications/XAMPP/etc folder. Open the file my.cnf in a text editor and check for any errors or issues.

  2. If none of these steps help, you may need to uninstall and reinstall XAMPP. Be sure to back up any important data before uninstalling.

I hope these suggestions help! If you continue to have problems, please provide more information about the error messages you are seeing and any other details that might be relevant.