Couldn't start MySQL! while starting XAMPP

Question

I am new in Ubuntu, I installed XAMPP in my Ubuntu 10.04. When I start XAMPP it says MySQL couldn\'t start.

Here is my terminal ouput:

$ sudo /opt/lampp/         


        

Answer 1

Even I had the same issue. Always check for the error log before proceeding to find the root cause. Sometimes it could be file system space issue. In my case it was "/" file system was full. After clearing some space I was able to start the services without issues.

Thanks, Vishnu