Re: Administrator stopped MySQL Server

[Lachlan Mulcahy]

Hi Rick,

I would first check to see why the MySQL server is not starting. This information should be visible in the error log which resides in your data directory. In your case it's probably something like:

C:\Program Files\MySQL\data\hostname.err

If you can't find anything useful in the error log open a command prompt and change directory to where you installed the MySQL server and do the following:

cd bin
mysqld --standalone

It could be that you have changed some configuration such that the server is now refusing to start. The information in the error log will tell you why the server doesn't want to start.

Hope this helps you out,

Kind Regards,

Lachlan Mulcahy, Melbourne, Australia
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