The log details from the startup of XAMPP control panel are...
20:23:33 [main] Initializing Modules
20:23:33 [mysql] MySQL Service detected with wrong path
20:23:33 [mysql] Change XAMPP MySQL and Control Panel settings or
20:23:33 [mysql] Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
20:23:33 [mysql] Found Path: "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin\mysqld" MySQL
20:23:33 [mysql] Expected Path: c:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql
20:23:33 [mysql] Problem detected!
20:23:33 [mysql] Port 3308 in use by "C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysqlweb"!
20:23:33 [mysql] MySQL WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
20:23:33 [mysql] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
20:23:33 [mysql] or reconfigure MySQL and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
20:23:33 [main] Starting Check-Timer
20:23:33 [main] Control Panel Ready
20:41:15 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
20:41:15 [Apache] Status change detected: running
The brick-wall came when attempting to install a new Joomla 3.x localhost site under XAMPP. I just couldn't configure the Joomla 3.x installation to "see" the correct MySQL server (i.e. The XAMPP one where I'd created a Joomla database and user with appropriate privs) and just kept responding an error indicating that there was a problem with connecting to the MySQL server. ...but which one?
I've created a similar post in the Joomla 3.x forum but think it appropriate to post one here to to try and tie the ends together. If any one can advise or help me get this XAMPP and dual MySQL Server config and installation working then I'd be very grateful. Thanks in anticipation...
Running on Windows 10 latest updates as of today (64 bit)
...with Sun MySQL Server 8.0.3 (service has a dependency on MP TV Server)
...with XAMPP 3.2.2
...with MediaPortal 1.18 release