title: XAMPP MySQL can't start
body: <p>I installed xampp but mysql can't start. I have read several threads related to it, but answers there don't work for me. It keeps halting when I tried to start mysql after changing the port or even after stopping process of another mysql server. even after trying to reboot the OS and install xampp as administrator. please help. This is the error that I got:</p>
  
  <pre><code>13:10:04  [mysql]   Attempting to start MySQL service...
  13:10:17  [mysql]   Problem detected!
  13:10:17  [mysql]   Port 3306 in use by "C:\AppServ\mysql\bin\mysqld-nt.exe MySQL"!
  13:10:17  [mysql]   MySQL WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
  13:10:17  [mysql]   You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
  13:10:17  [mysql]   or reconfigure MySQL and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
  13:10:17  [mysql]   Attempting to start MySQL service...
  </code></pre>