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When I open XAMPP and click the start MySQL button, it gives me an error. I had started it just before,
but now it isn’t working.

12:19:12 PM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...

12:19:12 PM [mysql] Status change detected: running
12:19:13 PM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
12:19:13 PM [mysql] Error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly.
12:19:13 PM [mysql] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
12:19:13 PM [mysql] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method
12:19:13 PM [mysql] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
12:19:13 PM [mysql] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
12:19:13 PM [mysql] If you need more help, copy and post this
12:19:13 PM [mysql] entire log window on the forums

Here is the contents of the error log:

2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] Plugin ’FEDERATED’ is disabled.

2013-08-02 12:19:12 f64 InnoDB: Warning: Using innodb_additional_mem_pool_size is DEPRECATED.
This option may be removed in future releases, together with the option innodb_use_sys_malloc and with
the InnoDB’s internal memory allocator.
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use Windows interlocked functions
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.3
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Not using CPU crc32 instructions
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 16.0M
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Highest supported file format is Barracuda.
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: The log sequence numbers 0 and 0 in ibdata files do not match
the log sequence number 1616798 in the ib_logfiles!
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Database was not shutdown normally!
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Starting crash recovery.
2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [Note] InnoDB: Reading tablespace information from the .ibd files...

The most important error message is here:

2013-08-02 12:19:12 4536 [ERROR] InnoDB: Attempted to open a previously opened tablespace.
Previous tablespace mysql/innodb_table_stats uses space ID: 1 at filepath:
.\mysql\innodb_table_stats.ibd. Cannot open tablespace xat/payments which uses space ID: 1 at filepath:
.\xat\payments.ibd

The rest of the log:

InnoDB: Error: could not open single-table tablespace file .\xat\payments.ibd

InnoDB: We do not continue the crash recovery, because the table may become
InnoDB: corrupt if we cannot apply the log records in the InnoDB log to it.
InnoDB: To fix the problem and start mysqld:
InnoDB: 1) If there is a permission problem in the file and mysqld cannot
InnoDB: open the file, you should modify the permissions.
InnoDB: 2) If the table is not needed, or you can restore it from a backup,
InnoDB: then you can remove the .ibd file, and InnoDB will do a normal
InnoDB: crash recovery and ignore that table.
InnoDB: 3) If the file system or the disk is broken, and you cannot remove
InnoDB: the .ibd file, you can set innodb_force_recovery > 0 in my.cnf
InnoDB: and force InnoDB to continue crash recovery here.

What is the cause of these errors and how can I rectify them?

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I just deleted info files in my xampp\mysql\data\ folder and it works for me. –
Asim Sajjad
CommentedJul 7, 2023 at 7:16
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What is the gist of this? A TCP/IP port number conflict with some other software is causing it, and the
solution is to change to another port number? Why doesn’t any of the answers state this? Why does it
need 100 answers? –
Peter Mortensen
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@PeterMortensen And how is (now "was") it still open after all these years? The fact that XAMPP is a
"programming tool" doesn’t make every basic MySQL Server issue on-topic :-/ –
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Maybe the port 3306 is used; you try to execute this command on "command promp" or PowerShel : npx
kill-port 3306 . and try to run XAMP, that work for me –
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Important: do not delete the ibdata1 file. You could destroy all your databases.

Instead, first try using the MySQL backup folder which is included with XAMPP. So do next steps:

Rename folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old

Make a copy of mysql/backup folder and name it as mysql/data
Copy all your database folders from mysql/data_old into mysql/data (except mysql, performance_schema,
and phpmyadmin folders)
Copy mysql/data_old/ibdata1 file into mysql/data folder
Start MySQL from XAMPP control panel
And, voilà!

As mentioned by some users, this is an emergency solution, not a permanent one. After recovering your
data is strongly recommended to back it up, and reinstalling XAMPP, because the failure is related to a
malfunction from some of the files of XAMPP, not the databases.

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I also had to copy back the files ib_logfile0 and ib_logfile1 to prevent this kind of errors showing up in the
log: [ERROR] InnoDB: Page [page id: space=1, page number=3] log sequence number 10638137774 is
in the future! Current system log sequence number 1792801. [ERROR] InnoDB: Your database may be
corrupt or you may have copied the InnoDB tablespace but not the InnoDB log files. Please refer to
mariadb.com/kb/en/library/innodb-recovery-modes for information about forcing recovery. This
stackoverflow.com/a/20617180/867327 refers to innodb_force_recovery –
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I've resorted to this answer sooo many times that I even wrote a PowerShell script to automate the
process: gist.github.com/josemmo/24e35f2b4984a4370ce2c164f5956437 –
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As per @josemmo gist, it's important to note to exclude mysql, performance_schema, phpmyadmin when
copying directories to mysql/data –
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It did work, but I deleted ibdata1 file based on incorrect advice above. Now I lost all of my tables. I've got
only table names with no content inside. Is there any way to recover the ibdata1 that I deleted? –
Brian
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No use, still keep repeating the same issue after few days. –
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Important: Deleting this file may render any existing MySQL data unusable. Use with caution

I just did this and it worked:

exit Xampp server

go to your C:\xampp\mysql\data directory
delete the ibdata1 file
restart xampp server
It should work.

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This works and should likely be marked as the correct answer. However rename the file to ibdata1.bak
rather than delete it. Just to be save. –
Lorenz Lo Sauer
CommentedSep 3, 2013 at 12:13
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This will, of course, destroy all the data which was stored in that file (all the InnoDB tables which were
created before setting innodb_file_per_table to enabled). The methods suggested in the log message
seem suprtior to me. –
Tgr
CommentedOct 12, 2013 at 10:50
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I also had to delete ib_logfile0 and ib_logfile1 to get it to work –
Allan Macmillan
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Ouch! Blowing away ibdata1 is equivalent to losing all your data (or at least all that are ENGINE=Innodb !
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The most upvoted unexplained reckless thing you can do –
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Aug 2023
Disclaimer
Although many people said 'it worked' and very few say 'it didn't'.

It is hard to say what could be the cause and it is not working. Personally, the solution provided below
worked for me and I didn't get any issues so far hence I am sharing this.

I don't suggest uninstalling, so you can basically back up the file and try this solution. If it doesn't work
then place those files again.

Worked on other versions

This issue works on other XAMPP versions too. I have not tested personally, but some users have. (If you
have tested on a different version, let me know in the comment, I will add it here)

XAMPP v8.1.6 - Saeid Z

XAMPP v7.4.16 - CapelliC
XAMPP v3.3.0 - Myself
Feb 2022 (Problem)
I had the same problem today (2 Feb 2022). I fixed this using the same solution I mentioned below (See
Dec 2021 (Solution))

XAMPP Issue Screenshot

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XAMPP Fixed
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Dec 2021 (Solution)

Since this question is active continuously, I will try my best to solve it.

My issue
I visit this post every time this issue happens. The only thing I tried was that I uninstalled XAMPP and
reinstalled it, which fixed the problem. That was on my old system.

I am using Windows 10 brand new without any unwanted software or issues, and I got this unexpected
shutdown again after a long time. I came to this question, hoping someone would tell me actually what
was going on instead of fixing these issues. But unfortunately, I could not find it.

Just to clarify, my new issue is not with

port
unexpected shutdown
windows stuck
unwanted software
virus or malware.
One day I turned on XAMPP, and it stops working.

Method 1 (22 Dec 2021)

Stop MySQL.
Go to the C:/xampp/mysql directory and copy the data folder and keep it somewhere else (probably in
another drive) as a backup.
Go to your original data folder (C:/xampp/mysql) and sort the files by 'Type.'
Select the files that have the type INFO File and delete them (screenshot below).
Start MySQL. It should work now.
Method 1 Screenshot
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Important
Not necessarily the solution above will always fix the issue. Sometimes it will not. To avoid the major risk
of losing the data, try these.

Turn on MySQL in the Control Panel ONLY IF NEEDED.

DO NOT set the XAMPP Control Panel to turn it on windows startup.
Back up DB whenever possible. If not try to back up every weekend.
Wait until Apache loads completely. When you turn on Apache it takes a few sec to load (indicated by the
hour glass). Once it is loaded you turn on MySQL. - updated on Aug 2023
PS: I will try to update this answer whenever the above method(s) don't work. I will try to explain it in the
simplest way possible without uninstalling XAMPP.

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Still the same error occur –
Merbin Joe
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Worked for me, running xampp 7.4.16 –
CapelliC
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@Mustafasabir I still have all the data after doing this. –
Dexter
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Thanks, worked for me in xammp v8.1.6 . Please summarize it a little :) –
Saeid Z
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Worked for me in xampp v3.3.0. Thank you so much –
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If the previous answers are not working, you can try deleting all the files in data, except for the folder

Go to the directory: C:\xampp\mysql\data and delete the following files:

An image showing the directory C:\xampp\mysql\data in Windows Explorer. The files (but not the folders)
are selected, the image indicates these should be deleted. The files are aria_log.00000001,
aria_log_control, ib_logfile0, ib_logfile1, ibdata1, multi-master.info, mysql.pid, and mysql_error.

After that, go to the directory C:\xampp\mysql\bin and open my.ini in a text editor. It will look like this:

An image showing the contents of my.ini. The line(s) containing port information are highlighted in the
image.

Then delete comment out the port 3306 and change it to 8111. Then, run xampp with administrator
privileges and it will work.

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Working solution: Follow the below listed steps

Step 1. Rename the folder C:\xampp\mysql\data to C:\xampp\mysql\data_bkp (you can use any name).

Step 2. Create a new folder, C:\xampp\mysql\data.

Step 3. Copy the content that resides in mysql\backup to the new mysql\data folder.

Step 4. Copy all your database folders that are in mysql\data_bkp to mysql\data (skipping the mysql,
performance_schema, and phpmyadmin folders from mysql\data_bkp).

Important note: Please do not replace the existing files while pasting (click skip for these files)

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Step 5. Finally copy the ibdata1 file from mysql\data_bkp and replace it inside the mysql\data folder.

Step 6. Start MySQL from XAMPP control panel.

And, it's done. No databases were lost, no ports changed, no run as administrator, no force recovery, no
kill mysqld process, no restoring from previous versions, and no more errors.

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Although this step works but makes sure you test it out. If you have an existing database table, it will all
break. If you have a new installation of XAMPP then this might help you. –
Dexter
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It works for me. No database lost. One of the best answer. –
Albert George
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Only this post has solved my Mysql problem. Best one here. Thanks so much, man. –
mowx
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Your welcome @mowx . We rise by lifting other. –
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This post solves my case. But it deleted all my BDs user accounts, so keep in mind we have to create
them again (with their privileges). –
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Simple solution: Open the shell from the XAMPP Control Panel:

mysqld --console --skip-grant-tables --skip-external-locking

Then again open another shell and run

mysqlcheck -r --databases mysql --use-frm

Now close both shells and restart the XAMPP.

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This is the only (and simplest) answer that worked for me. –
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What nonsense is this? If I'm not able to start MySQL server then how this "mysqlcheck -r --databases
mysql --use-frm" will work? –
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This worked like a charm for me as well. So glad I could use some mysql commands to do the needed
repairs directly, rather than fancy file manipulation involving the backup folder and hoping I didn’t screw it
up! –
John Larson
CommentedDec 22, 2023 at 15:10
@SkSuraj Try it. It will work. –
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mysqlcheck: Got error: 2002: Can’t connect to MySQL server on ’localhost’ (10061) when trying to
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Go to mysql/data/
Delete all random files (except the actual database folders)
Restart Apache and MySQL.
It should fix it.

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It deleted all my data. There was a lot of data. –
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I confirm that deleting files will make all DB unusable. Table files are there but they can’t display. –
Adrian P.
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No Luck... Still having the same issue. –
Thirsty Six
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Dont TRY this! 100% deletes all your databases, –
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Why is this answer upvoted? –
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UPDATE APRIL (2022)

Rename folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old
Make a copy of mysql/backup folder and name it as mysql/data
Copy all your database folders and mysql folder from mysql/data_old into mysql/data
Copy mysql/data_old/ibdata1 file into mysql/data folder
Start MySQL from XAMPP control panel

REFERENCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipMedkjMupw&ab_channel=GeekyScript

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It is working for me. I have faced this problem second time. –
Bhavin Thummar
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this might be the answer i’m looking for. thanks! –
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It is a working solution –
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best answer, works for me on windows 11 in 2024 –
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Just follow two steps

go to xampp\mysql\backup copy everything from backup folder

go to xampp\mysql\data paste everything in data folder copied from backup folder

Thats all.

Also follow the video description to fix without losing any data:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB1wshpP3Jc

Or follow the article description to fix without losing any data:

https://webjourney.dev/error-mysql-shutdown-unexpectedly-solve-without-loosing-any-data-webjourney

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This answer will fix the above error but will also cause another errror, your django migration table in your
database will disappear, thus you’ll get the error django_migration table does not exist –
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This is because you have delete ibdata1 form your data directory. I have also mentioned follow the
description link for solve without losing any data. –
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When you’re not running XAMPP as an administrator, shutting down MySQL frequently causes corruption
which means you have to repair or delete your tables. To avoid this you need to either run XAMPP as an
administrator, or use the proper command prompt method for shutting down MySQL.

You can delete ibdata1 as Kratos suggests, but this can leave you with a broken database as other
pieces of your database are still in the /mysql/data/ folder. In my case, this residual data stopped me
successfully installing WordPress.

A cleaner way of undoing the damage is to revert your whole /mysql/data/ folder. Windows has built-in
folder versioning — right click on /mysql/data/ and select Restore previous versions. You can then delete
the current contents of the folder and replace it with the older version’s contents.

Addendum: To ensure that you don’t forget to run XAMPP as an administrator you can right click the
XAMPP shortcut, go to Properties, then Advanced, and finally tick Run as administrator.

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This should be accepted as correct answer. If you remove ibdata1, there will be tons of orphaned tables.
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Thanks, you fixed my problem after trying a ton of different things. –
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also fixed issue for me –
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Nice explannation :D Thank you. –
logbasex
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The ’Restore previous versions’ option only works if you regularly create Restore Points in Windows. :( –
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I have tried all of the previous answers, but it didn’t work for me. So finally I tried the below approach and
it worked 100% for me.

If you are worried about following the below steps, you can take a backup of the entire XAMPP folder for
the safe side.

Step 1: Rename the c:\xampp\mysql\data folder to c:\xampp\mysql\data_bkp

Step 2: Create a new folder c:\xampp\mysql\data.

Step 3: Copy the content, that is present inside c:\xampp\mysql\backup to the new c:\xampp\mysql\data
folder.

Step 4: Copy all your database folders c:\xampp\mysql\data_bkp to c:\xampp\mysql\data (Note: Don’t
copy mysql, performance_schema, and phpmyadmin folders).

Step 5: Copy the ibdata1 file from c:\xampp\mysql\data_bkp and replace it inside the c:\xampp\mysql\data
folder.

Step 6: Start MySQL from the XAMPP control panel.

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Thanks, @haider. be careful while doing the above steps. –
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Thanks I am exploring from last 2 hours, you save my time. –
Assad Yaqoob
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does not work for me –
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May I know what exactly you are facing @MuhammadSarmadMahmoodMalik –
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That worked for me too! –
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Recovering a crashed Database

Instead, first try using the MySQL backup folder which is included with XAMPP. So do the next steps:
Rename folder mysql/data to MySQL/data_old

Make a copy of MySQL/backup folder and name it as MySQL/data

Copy all your database folders from MySQL/data_old into mysql/data (except MySQL,
performance_schema, and phpmyadmin folders)

Copy MySQL/data_old/ibdata1 file into mysql/data folder

Start MySQL from the XAMPP control panel

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Never delete this file (ibdata1), because all your data will be deleted!!!

I suggest three ways:

A:

Exit from the XAMPP control panel.

Rename the folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old (you can use any name)
Create a new folder, mysql/data
Copy the content that resides in mysql/backup to the new mysql/data folder
Copy all your database folders that are in mysql/data_old to mysql/data (skipping the mysql,
performance_schema, and phpmyadmin folders from data_old)
Finally copy the ibdata1 file from mysql/data_old and replace it inside mysql/data folder
Restart your system.
B:

Stop all SQL Server services.

Next, start all SQL Server services again.

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C:

Open the XAMPP control panel

Click on the Config button. In front of MySQL, click on my.ini

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Change the client port and server port.

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Changing port worked for me and no other method worked –
Zobia Kanwal
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This is the best answer. Everyone should follow this –
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It is ok now after changing port. thanks. –
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Thank you so much, worked even i didnt followed A and B step. –
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I got the same kind of error in my C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql_error.log when trying to start MySQL:

2013-08-05 01:20:32 6780 [ERROR] InnoDB: Attempted to open a previously

opened tablespace. Previous tablespace mysql/slave_relay_log_info uses
space ID: 3 at filepath: .\mysql\slave_relay_log_info.ibd. Cannot open
tablespace test_database/test_table which uses space ID: 3 at filepath:
.\test_database\test_table.ibd
You’ll have to read the error closely. This says that test_database is preventing MySQL from starting.

You could blow away the offending database, and these steps fix the problem:

Make sure MySQL and XAMPP is shut down completely.

Go to your directory where MySQL is installed, mine is: C:\xampp\mysql\data
You should see a folder with the name of a database that you created. mine was test_database.
Create a new folder somewhere else called C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql\backuptablespace
Drag and drop (don’t delete) the offending database table folder to the backup directory.
Try to start MySQL again. For me, it started right up in one second as expected.
If it doesn’t work, put the file back where you started and you’ll be back where you started.

If you don’t want to delete the database and don’t have backups:
If you don’t have backups of table data and MySQL won’t start, because something is corrupted, you’ll
have to use the process of elimination to guess-and-check your way to exactly what you did that
corrupted it. Follow these steps:

Make a clone of the entire C:\xampp\ and store it somewhere safe so you can get back to where you
started.

Use a "binary search" approach to try to locate the corrupted item in the MySQL database. It could be a
file, or a table, or a database, or a user or anything.

Delete the entire database and see if that allows MySQL to start. If it does, then put back the database
and try removing some of the tables. If it doesn’t, then try yanking out something else until it does start.

Try removing these files from C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql: db.frm db.MRD db.MYI db.opt user.frm
user.MYD user.MYI

When you get MySQL to start, try putting things back until you find the one thing that you add which
prevents it from starting. One bonus for this is you learn how MySQL works under the hood.

Nuclear option:

Something you did screwed up the MySQL server. An uninstall and reinstall of XAMPP should undo the
corruption.

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Add the following line below the [mysqld] section in the MySQL configuration file (my.ini). Restart the
Apache web server and the MySQL service afterwards.

[mysqld]
innodb_force_recovery = 4
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Read about what you are doing, before you do it:
dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/forcing-innodb-recovery.html –
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it’s better to start with value 1 and increment it each time it didn’t work. Values 1-3 are considered save.
4-6 can corrupt data! –
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This helped me. As pointed out, use values 1-3 first. 2 worked on me. I had to dump all my database,
reset mysql data using the back up folder then import the dumps. This is helpful if you want to keep your
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My Xampp MySQL worked just follows as below:

01.Go to mysql/data/ directory

02. delete the ibdata1 & ib_logfile*(ib_logfile0,ib_logfile1,ib_logfile101) file
03. restart xampp server
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Don’t do it. From official manual "Directly editing or moving the redo logs can cause corruption, and
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Step 1 : Close Xampp controller completely

Step 2 : Open C:\xampp\mysql\backup
Step 3 : Copy all the files from backup folder
Step 4 : Open C:\xampp\mysql\data
Step 5 : Paste the all the files in data folder
Step 6 : Re-start the Xampp controller

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Thanks this solve the issue but we need to keep old ibdata file, else we will lose the data –
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STOP! Please do NOT delete ibdata1 file!

Deleting this file is like playing Russian roulette with your databases, it could work and re-establish
everything, but also, it could leave every database you have unusable.

Instead, first try using the MySQL backup folder which is included with XAMPP. So do the next:

Rename the folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old (you can use any name)
Create a new folder mysql/data
Copy the content that resides in mysql/backup to the new mysql/data folder
Copy all your database folders that are in mysql/data_old to mysql/data (skipping the mysql,
performance_schema, and phpmyadmin folders from data_old)
Finally:

copy the ibdata1 file from mysql/data_old and replace it inside mysql/data folder
Start MySQL from XAMPP control panel
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This is the only proposed workaround that worked for me without losing the last improvements of my DB
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You are right. And this solution worked for me. Don’t order to take backup of data folder first. –
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I also faced this issue and this is how I solved it.

Make sure directory "xampp" is not under a subdirectory. For example, it should be "C:\xampp"
You might need to run as administrator in running the application.
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Copy all files from folder xampp/mysql/backup/ and then paste them into folder /xampp/mysql/data/
Restart MySQL.
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I had the same issue and implemented almost every above solution but nothing happened. And Tried
your solution It worked perfectly. Most importantly I just want to add one more thing to it. After
copy-pasting the files and folder from the Backup folder to the data folder. For the sake of old databases
what we have to do we just have to create the backup of databases before copy-pasting but after
copy-pasting we just copy the database folders and from the backup and paste them inside the data
folder. In this way, we are able to use our old databases too. –
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Yes nothing on this topic above worked for me. I tried your solution and it works like charm. Thanks man.
I also agreed with @MMamoonKhan suggestion on backing up your data. –
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Move the files from folder xampp/mysql/backup into folder xampp/mysql/data

Run XAMPP as Administrator(make sure MySQL is installed. You can see a green tick if is installed)
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THIS FIXED IT FOR ME. If you’re running Xampp on windows, make sure you are running Apache and
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in my case i did following steps and it worked:

In Xampp control panel click on "Services" button from the right side toolbar

Then find "MySQL" from the services List

Click on it and from the left side of the panel click on "stop"

Turn back in Xampp control panel and click on start.

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thank you so much! this was really simple to do and it worked :) –
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I have resolved the problem by ending the task for mysqlid in Task Manager.

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I had the same problem for a while. While most suggestions worked, I had to reinstall XAMPP and copy
the files and table folders from xampp\mysql\data to the new installation.

However, I found a way easier fix.

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I noticed the issue was linked to how I exited XAMPP. Shutting down my PC without stopping the services
first caused problems.

When reinstalling XAMPP, only two files were present ibdata1 and my.ini before starting the service. After
starting it, temp files were generated.

When the issue recurred a week or so later, I deleted all temp files except the original two ibdata1 and
my.ini, and just like that XAMPP started working, without the need to restart and without copy and pasting
any files.

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Here is what I did. I restarted my computer. Next I run services.msc. I stopped the MySQL service then
restarted it. The restarted the Xampp server.

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Here is the way you can solve this problem:

Go to C:\xampp\mysql\data
You will see a folder named as mysql/data
Rename that folder from mysql/data to something else like mysql/data_not_useful any name that you
want to give.
Create a new folder named as mysql/data.
Copy all the files of the mysql/backup and paste in mysql/data.
Now go to mysql/data_not_useful and copy the file ibdata1 from there.
Then paste it in mysql/data (You have to replace the file).
Restart your xampp server.
Now run your mysql server.
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Amazing .Your answer woking fine .Thank you so much –
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In my case I followed your answer and delete all info file type .After that I got my lost database –
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Go to xampp/mysql/data

Rename folder from data to data_backup

Create new folder data
Copy files from backup to data
delete ibdata1 from data folder
Copy ibdata1 from data_backup folder to data folder
Copy your all database from data_backup to data folder
Restart xampp. It will start working
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# The MySQL server

default-character-set=utf8mb4
[mysqld]
skip-grant-tables // Place this line here
port=3306
socket="C:/xampp/mysql/mysql.sock"
basedir="C:/xampp/mysql"
tmpdir="C:/xampp/tmp"
datadir="C:/xampp/mysql/data"
pid_file="mysql.pid"
# enable-named-pipe
key_buffer=16M
max_allowed_packet=1M
sort_buffer_size=512K
net_buffer_length=8K
read_buffer_size=256K
Open my.ini file from C:\xampp\mysql\data

skip-grant-tables place this line before port and restart and it working

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I had the same issue.

Step 1
backup folder xampp/mysql/data (saved it as ‘xampp/mysql/_old_data‘).

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