Hi everyone, first off i want to appologise if this has already been answered but i cant seem to find the answer to my question so please do point me in the correct place if already answered or move my post if its in the wrong place.
Anyways.
I recently downloaded the latest XAMPP for windows and installed fine. Everything seemed to work ok, connected to apache and mysql fine, was able to install magento etc...
However, since restarting my computer i am only able to connect to apache and not mysql, tried both mysql_start, xampp_start and direct from the control panel.
The only way i seem to be able to use mysql is by uninstalling and reinstalling xampp and then all is good, untill next time i close xampp or restart my computer.
With mysql_start i simply get:
MYSQL is trying to start
plase wait
mysql is starting with msql\bin\my.ini <console>
mysql could not be started
Press any key to continue....
XAMPP start is showing the cannot bind to port 80 error
I belive i have changed the settings in skype correctly, even though i dont use skype and it is not in the process list either
Is this common that im able only to use xampp properly on a fresh install and then have to reinstall each time i use it?
Is there a permanent fix as its pretty inconvenient.
What do i need to post to get the best help, and how do i produce such report/s
Thanks for your help
John