Original dump was done in phpmyadmin>export>select all>go
tried your above suggestions with renaming folders in sql/data,...
without the mysql/data/mysql folder: tried to launch mysql with xampp control panel, "running" flashes once then nothing
mysql error log below:
111010 15:49:08 InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start
111010 15:49:09 InnoDB: 1.1.8 started; log sequence number 1595685
111010 15:49:09 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't open and lock privilege tables: Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist
added mysql folder back to mysql/data: launced via control panel, tried to launch phpmyadmin admin via control panel, browser launches and outputs below error:
Error
MySQL said:
#2002 - The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server's socket is not correctly configured)
Connection for controluser as defined in your configuration failed.
mysql error log:
111010 15:51:50 InnoDB: 1.1.8 started; log sequence number 1595685
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'events_waits_current' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'events_waits_history' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'events_waits_history_long' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'setup_consumers' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'setup_instruments' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'setup_timers' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'performance_timers' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'threads' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'events_waits_summary_by_thread_by_event_name' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'events_waits_summary_by_instance' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'events_waits_summary_global_by_event_name' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'file_summary_by_event_name' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'file_summary_by_instance' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'mutex_instances' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'rwlock_instances' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'cond_instances' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [ERROR] Native table 'performance_schema'.'file_instances' has the wrong structure
111010 15:51:50 [Note] Event Scheduler: Loaded 0 events
111010 15:51:50 [Note] mysql\bin\mysqld.exe: ready for connections.
Version: '5.5.16' socket: '' port: 3306 MySQL Community Server (GPL)
argh!