I've searched far and wide but I cannot find a solution to my problem as stated in the title.
I've re-installed Xampp several times now, and the problem persists. I downloaded the .7zip archive, and extracted it to my usb stick - I want to have a portable Xampp, so I do not run the setup script.
When I run the control panel, and start Apache and mySQL (NOT as services) all seems fine. But when I go to the status page, it says that mySQL is deactivated, and when I want to open phpMyAdmin, I get a #2002 error.
When I install Apache and mySQL as services, and then run them, only Apache starts. mySQL starts and then stops again. If I try to start it from the Windows Services window, I get a "mySQL failed to start" or something, error.
Some info about the system I'm using:
*Windows 7 Ultimate x64
*Service pack 1
* I downloaded xampp-win32-1.7.7-VC9.7z and extracted into the root directory of a USB drive.
* Setup script was NOT exeuted, as I want to keep everything portable.
* The problem persists even after I execute the setup script.
I am sad that I did not keep the older version I always used, as it worked without a hitch. Everything went wrong for me since version 1.7.4
Thanks!
Regards