MySQL Database won't start in XAMPP Manager-osx

php mysql macos xampp

This should work:
sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql.server start

php mysql macos xampp

Minimal Guide

1.sudo killall mysqld

2.manager-osx > start mysql

sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql.server start

Google the error...

Error:

ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/<computername>.local.pid)

My Solution:

In /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/etc/my.cnf change user = <uid> s that <uid> is uid from id command.

$ iduid=...$ vim /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/etc/my.cnf...

php mysql macos xampp

If these commands don't work for you:

sudo killall mysqldsudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql.server start

Try this:

For XAMPP 7.1.1-0, I changed the port number from 3306 to 3307.

You are now good to go.