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Hi guys I need help I just moved my entire xampp folder from one of my computers to my other one and everything seems to work except for MySQL

I get this error

MySQL Service detected with wrong path
22:01:33 [mysql] Change XAMPP MySQL settings or
22:01:33 [mysql] Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
22:01:33 [mysql] Found Path: c:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql
22:01:33 [mysql] Expected Path: c:\users\peder\desktop\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\users\peder\desktop\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql

I know its in the wrong path I just need to know how to change the path to the correct one?

If you have another MySQL instance on that machine, you will be replacing the service.

You might just be able to open the XAMPP Control Panel, uncheck the green Service check by MySQL to uninstall it and recheck it to reinstall it.

If that does not work, you can remove it manually by opening a command prompt (Start > Run > cmd) and running:

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sc delete mysql

hackattack142 wrote:If you have another MySQL instance on that machine, you will be replacing the service.

You might just be able to open the XAMPP Control Panel, uncheck the green Service check by MySQL to uninstall it and recheck it to reinstall it.

If that does not work, you can remove it manually by opening a command prompt (Start > Run > cmd) and running:

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sc delete mysql

thank you for the reply. but will that delete all the databases i have inside stored or no? im tring to not lose them.
any idea?

No, this will only remove the MySQL Windows Service. It will not modify anything in your XAMPP folder.

You don't have to install it as a service though either. If the one on your desktop is temporary anyway, you can just open the XAMPP Control Panel config, go to 'Service and Port Settings', go to the MySQL tab, and change the service name to something else (eg. mysql2). This should remove the conflict it has when starting up. You should be able to use it after that as long as the other one is not currently running.

hackattack142 wrote:No, this will only remove the MySQL Windows Service. It will not modify anything in your XAMPP folder.

You don't have to install it as a service though either. If the one on your desktop is temporary anyway, you can just open the XAMPP Control Panel config, go to 'Service and Port Settings', go to the MySQL tab, and change the service name to something else (eg. mysql2). This should remove the conflict it has when starting up. You should be able to use it after that as long as the other one is not currently running.

Thank you!

got it fixed