Apache Friends Support Forum

I untar xampp.

Run ./lampp start (no errors)

Go to http://localhost.

Click Status.

MySQL database is DEACTIVATED.

Is that normal?

Hi,

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

2. Does phpMyAdmin work?

So long
KriS

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"?

Hi,

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

So long
KriS

Where is XAMPP's MySQL error log located?

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

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

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..