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Posted by mohamed eltazy
mohamed eltazy
2,987 Points

MySQL server won't start !

i've set up the xamp package and eventhough the mysql server is running on it, when i open mysql workbench it shows that the server is running on the server status page, but when i open the "start/shut down" page from the instance window it tells me that the state of the database server couldn't be determined and asking me to verify server profile settings !!

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Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson
7,625 Points
Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson
7,625 Points

I've never seen that before. Can you give us a screenshot or some of the text that your seeing so we can help you find an answer?

Omid Papehn
Omid Papehn
4,785 Points
Omid Papehn
Omid Papehn
4,785 Points

Hey, I actually had the same problem. I was able to solve it by switching the connection method from Standard (TCP/IP) to Local Socket/Pipe. I'm not particularly certain as to why it worked, though, so any insight from you Alan would be appreciated.

I made the switch after looking through the error logs and seeing this log: [Note], c:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe: ready for connections. , , , Version: '5.5.32' socket: '' port: 3306 MySQL Community Server (GPL)

I guess I was just set off by "socket." I'd still like to understand why it may have worked if you have any idea. Thanks!