Can't start MySQL in XAMPP?
mysql, xampp
Solution
I just reinstalled it and kept the htdocs folder.
Problem
So I was trying to use this login system I made and it started giving me weird errors. I figured out that it was because MySQL wasn't started. So I tried to start it, but it wouldn't. Here is the log: ``` 10:06:12 PM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app... 10:06:12 PM [mysql] Status change detected: running 10:06:13 PM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped 10:06:13 PM [mysql] Error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly. 10:06:13 PM [mysql] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 10:06:13 PM [mysql] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method 10:06:13 PM [mysql] Check the "/xampp/mysql/data/mysql_error.log" file 10:06:13 PM [mysql] and the Windows Event Viewer for more clues ``` And here is some of the more notable lines in the error log (mysql_error.log): ``` 130318 22:06:12 InnoDB: Database was not shut down normally! 130318 22:06:12 InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start 130318 22:06:13 InnoDB: 1.1.8 started; log sequence number 1599518 130318 22:06:13 [Note] Server hostname (bind-address): '0.0.0.0'; port: 3306 130318 22:06:13 [Note] - '0.0.0.0' resolves to '0.0.0.0'; 130318 22:06:13 [Note] Server socket created on IP: '0.0.0.0'. 130318 22:06:13 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't open and lock privilege tables: Can't find file: 'host' (errno: 2) ``` Can these errors be fixed without reinstalling XAMPP?