quick question

[Metzger]

I untar xampp.

Run ./lampp start (no errors)

Go to http://localhost.

Click Status.

MySQL database is DEACTIVATED.

Is that normal?

[Kristian Marcroft]

Hi,

1. you should start lampp the way its written on our Page:
/opt/lampp/lampp start

2. Does phpMyAdmin work?

So long
KriS

[Metzger]

Ok, I started it your way... remember, I've edited no config files.

PHPMyAdmin says...

#2002 - Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

Shouldn't this work "out of the box"?

[Kristian Marcroft]

Hi,

normally yes...
But.. it looks like its not on your System.
Please check the MySQL error log.

So long
KriS

[Metzger]

Where is XAMPP's MySQL error log located?

I know the normal MySQL is in /var/log or something similar.

[Dave_L]

/opt/lampp/var/mysql/*.err

[Metzger]

When I type "/opt/lampp/lampp start" and then "/opt/lampp/lampp stop", it says:

XAMPP: Stopping Apache with SSL...
XAMPP: XAMPP-MySQL is not running.
XAMPP: Stopping ProFTPD...
XAMPP stopped.

Just did a fresh "install" and tried it again.

There's a file with my hostname.err in /opt/lampp/var/mysql , but it's blank..