What do I do if port 3306 is already in use?

What do I do if port 3306 is already in use?

According to your error,some service has already used it. Depends on your OS,check who are using it. For example for netstat -lp | grep 3306 , you can close this service and restart your mysql or change to another port OR you an change mysql default port to listen in your my. cnf file.

How do I free my port 3306?

Steps to change port: Step 1: Open your xampp as administrator. Step 2: Click on ‘Config’ at the top right corner of your xampp. Step 3: Click on ‘Service and Port Settings’ and after that change the main port of mysql from 3306 to 3307 and the click on save.

Do you already have another mysqld server running on port 3306 error aborting?

If any other service is running on the port 3306 then you will have to either configure MySQL to run on port other than 3306 or stop the service running on port 3306, re-configure its port to some other port number. Check this post for all the steps to change default port number 3306 on which MySQL service runs.

How can I change MySQL port 3306 in XAMPP?

You can change the port number to 3308 from 3306 in pp\mysql\bin\my….

1. Stop MySQL server.
2. Open “my.ini” file in MySQL server installation directory.
3. You will see the default port number “port=3306”
4. Change it to desired port number.
5. After changing, save the “my.ini” file.
6. Restart MySQL server.

Can’t connect to port 3306?

MySQL default port is 3306 but it may be unavailable for some reasons, try to restart your machine. Also sesrch for your MySQL configuration file (should be called “my. cnf”) and check if the used port is 3306 or 3307, if is 3307 you can change it to 3306 and then reboot your MySQL server.

How can I change MySQL port in XAMPP 3306?

1) Open the xampp control panel, start apache and phpmyadmin….

1. Stop MySQL server.
2. Open “my.ini” file in MySQL server installation directory.
3. You will see the default port number “port=3306”
4. Change it to desired port number.
5. After changing, save the “my.ini” file.
6. Restart MySQL server.

How can I change MySQL port in XAMPP?

How connect MySQL to XAMPP?

Setup mySql and install some textbook databases on your machine

1. In phpmyadmin, click the Users tab at the top.
2. Find the row that has User root and Host 127.0.0.1.
3. Click Edit Privileges.
4. Click Change password.
5. Enter the password twice (write it down somewhere if you’re not sure you can remember it)
6. Click the Go button.

How can I change MySQL port 3306 in xampp?