I am new in Ubuntu, I installed XAMPP in my Ubuntu 10.04. When I start XAMPP it says MySQL couldn't start.
Here is my terminal ouput:
$ sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.8.0... XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)... XAMPP: Starting MySQL... XAMPP: Couldn't start MySQL! XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD... XAMPP for Linux started. And then as I go to http://localhost, I got stuck on the XAMPP splash-screen, nothing happens if I choose language.
This Worked For me as a Charm. [I used Ubuntu 12.04 and Xampp]
sudo chmod 755 /opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/lampp/var/mysql sudo chown -hR root:root /opt/lampp & Now Start Your Xampp
sudo chown -hR root:root /opt/lampp works for me, instead of sudo chown -hR root/opt/lampp, like @this.lau_ said
It might just be that the /opt/lampp doesn't have the right permissions. Before reinstalling everything, try running the commands below, it worked for me:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop sudo chmod 755 /opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/lampp/var/mysql sudo chown -hR root:root /opt/lampp sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start Just remove the version where the MySQL is not started with the command rm -rf /opt/lampp and the command:
tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.8.1.tar.gz -C /opt Replace xampp-linux-1.8.1.tar.gz with your file name. After restarting your lampp, it will work fine.
You may not have completely removed your old lampp instance. Please remove it and install lampp once again.
It might be the right permissions problem. Some solutions guide you to set it to 777 which is not recommended. Try to set it to original permissions as installed. (especially after you restore from a tar without preserving the permissions)
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop sudo chown nobody.root /opt/lampp/var/mysql/cdcol /opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql /opt/lampp/var/mysql/phpmyadmin -R sudo chown nobody.nogroup /opt/lampp/var/mysql/yourdbname -R sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start Even I had the same issue. Always check for the error log before proceeding to find the root cause. Sometimes it could be file system space issue. In my case it was "/" file system was full. After clearing some space I was able to start the services without issues.
Thanks, Vishnu
XAMPP started successfully on my side, but still got stuck at spalsh screen. It was solved by giving permission to lang.tmp file
sudo chmod 777 /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/lang.tmp Your previous MySQL installation might be blocking your MySQL from the xampp bundle. I also had the same problem. Just uninstall the previous MySQL. Open the terminal(Ctrl ALt T) and paste the following code:
First stop XAMPP:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop Uninstall MySQL:
sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-5.5 mysql-client-core-5.5 sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt-get autoclean Start XAMPP:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start I found the answer. First completly uninstall the lampp and then reinstall it. Before uninstalling, stop the lampp using the command:
/opt/lampp/lampp stop and then uninstall/remove it using the command
rm -rf /opt/lampp then reinstall it.
