After that, save and close the file. Now, move to the XAMPP Control Panel and click on the Stop button for MySQL and Apache. Thereupon, start both the MySQL and Apache server again.

If MySQL shutdown unexpectedly on XAMPP, here are some working fixes that helped folks to resolve the issue. You can try these solutions!

XAMPP makes it a breeze. If you have ever had to set up a Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP or Perl installed and running at the same time you know what hassle it can be.