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I get this message on security page:
The MySQL server is not running or is blocked by a firewall! Please check this problem first ...

How do i put it into windows firewall to allow it to run?

In xampp control panel when i click start it says its started and shows the "running" next to it but only for a second then it disappears... so im assuming the firewall is whats causing it.. hope you can help.

In xampp control panel when i click start

Is "SVC" checked, or not?

Its checked.

Is "SVC" checked, or not?

Its checked.

Read the Windows event log, why the server can't start.

I had a simliar problem. And it seems I got a problem with the mysql server.

the error in the log says:

Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.

And I dont know how to fix it. Hope someone can help me

This advise from sharly in another post helped me

"It may also help to uncomment (remove the #) from this line in the xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini file"