Xampp server issue

MySQL wouldnt work. It keep stopping when I start and showing this error: 10:47:48 [mysql] Status change detected: running 10:47:50 [mysql] Status change detected: stopped 10:47:50 [mysql] Error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly. 10:47:50 [mysql] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 10:47:50 [mysql] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method. 10:47:50 [mysql] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check 10:47:50 [mysql] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues 10:47:50 [mysql] If you need more help, copy and post this 10:47:50 [mysql] entire log window on the forums

Looks like a blocked port issue, check to see if there is another program running on the default mysql port 3307. Run netstat in the command prompt to check port usage. If it’s in use, you might need to change the mysql port in the my.ini file inside your XAMPP installation folder to other port like 3308, etc.

If that does not work, check the mysql error logs usually on xampp/mysql/data/mysql_error.log for more detailed information about the crash. and paste the content of the file here

If that does not work, check the mysql error logs usually on xampp/mysql/data/mysql_error.log for more detailed information about the crash. and paste the content of the file here

MySQL on xampp keeps stopping:

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] Starting MariaDB 10.4.32-MariaDB source revision c4143f909528e3fab0677a28631d10389354c491 as process 5808

Cannot find checkpoint record at LSN (1,0×5686)

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [ERROR] mysqld.exe: Aria recovery failed. Please run aria_chk -r on all Aria tables and delete all aria_log.######## files

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [ERROR] Plugin ‘Aria’ registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed.

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use Windows interlocked functions

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] InnoDB: Uses event mutexes

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.3

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] InnoDB: Number of pools: 1

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] InnoDB: Using SSE2 crc32 instructions

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, total size = 16M, instances = 1, chunk size = 16M

2025-08-09 13:53:29 0 [Note] InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] InnoDB: 128 out of 128 rollback segments are active.

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] InnoDB: Creating shared tablespace for temporary tables

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] InnoDB: Setting file ‘D:\xampp\mysql\data\ibtmp1’ size to 12 MB. Physically writing the file full; Please wait …

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] InnoDB: File ‘D:\xampp\mysql\data\ibtmp1’ size is now 12 MB.

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] InnoDB: Waiting for purge to start

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] InnoDB: 10.4.32 started; log sequence number 1277833474; transaction id 27345

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] InnoDB: Loading buffer pool(s) from D:\xampp\mysql\data\ib_buffer_pool

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [Note] Plugin ‘FEEDBACK’ is disabled.

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [ERROR] Could not open mysql.plugin table. Some plugins may be not loaded

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [ERROR] Failed to initialize plugins.

2025-08-09 13:53:30 0 [ERROR] Aborting

Sweet jollof

Stop MySQL, or just quit XAMPP

Run cmd as Admin

Navigate to c:\xampp\mysql\bin

Run the repair command:

aria_chk.exe -r c:\xampp\mysql\data\*

After it completes, delete the aria log files:

del c:\xampp\mysql\data\aria_log.*

Start MySQL in XAMPP Control Panel

Your problem is solved.

Works smoothly, sweet jollof indeed. This dark man is obviously different from the very dark ma 😉

Thanks man