title: XAMPP Error: Apache Attempting to start Apache service... and error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly
body: <p>I looked through a lot of posts but I did not find the answer. So I decided to ask.</p>
  <p>I have problem with my XAMPP.</p>
  <p>When i am trying to launch apache nothing happens. Just Attempting to start Apache service...</p>
  <p>When i am trying to launch MySQL i can see only this:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>18:26:33  [mysql]     Error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly.</p>
  <p>18:26:33  [mysql]     This may be due to a blocked port, missing
  dependencies,</p>
  <p>18:26:33  [mysql]     improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by
  another method.</p>
  <p>18:26:33  [mysql]     Press the Logs button to view error logs and check</p>
  <p>18:26:33  [mysql]     the Windows Event Viewer for more clues</p>
  <p>18:26:33  [mysql]     If you need more help, copy and post this</p>
  <p>18:26:33  [mysql]     entire log window on the forums</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>log here:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:26:56 10fc InnoDB: Warning: Using</p>
  <p>innodb_additional_mem_pool_size is DEPRECATED. This option may be</p>
  <p>removed in future releases, together with the option</p>
  <p>innodb_use_sys_malloc and with the InnoDB's internal memory allocator.</p>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB: Using mutexes to ref count</p>
  <p>buffer pool pages 2015-11-10 15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB: The InnoDB</p>
  <p>memory heap is disabled 2015-11-10 15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB:</p>
  <p>Mutexes and rw_locks use Windows interlocked functions 2015-11-10</p>
  <p>15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB: Memory barrier is not used 2015-11-10</p>
  <p>15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.3</p>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB: Not using CPU crc32</p>
  <p>instructions 2015-11-10 15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB: Initializing</p>
  <p>buffer pool, size = 16.0M 2015-11-10 15:26:56 4348 [Note] InnoDB:</p>
  <p>Completed initialization of buffer pool 2015-11-10 15:26:56 4348</p>
  <p>[Note] InnoDB: Highest supported file format is Barracuda. 2015-11-10</p>
  <p>15:26:57 4348 [Note] InnoDB: 128 rollback segment(s) are active.</p>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:26:57 4348 [Note] InnoDB: Waiting for purge to start</p>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:26:57 4348 [Note] InnoDB:  Percona XtraDB</p>
  <p>(<a href="http://www.percona.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.percona.com</a>) 5.6.26-74.0 started; log sequence number</p>
  <p>1835027 2015-11-10 15:26:57 6140 [Note] InnoDB: Dumping buffer pool(s)</p>
  <p>not yet started 2015-11-10 15:26:57 4348 [Note] Plugin 'FEEDBACK' is</p>
  <p>disabled. 2015-11-10 15:26:57 4348 [Note] Server socket created on IP:</p>
  <p>'::'. 2015-11-10 15:26:57 4348 [Note] Event Scheduler: Loaded 0 events</p>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:26:57 4348 [Note] C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe: ready</p>
  <p>for connections. Version: '10.1.8-MariaDB'  socket: ''  port: 3306</p>
  <p>mariadb.org binary distribution 2015-11-10 15:27:11 5152 [Note]</p>
  <p>C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe: Normal shutdown</p>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:27:11 5152 [Note] Event Scheduler: Purging the queue. 0</p>
  <p>events 2015-11-10 15:27:11 5732 [Note] InnoDB: FTS optimize thread</p>
  <p>exiting. 2015-11-10 15:27:11 5152 [Note] InnoDB: Starting shutdown...</p>
  <p>2015-11-10 15:27:13 5152 [Note] InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log</p>
  <p>sequence number 1835037 2015-11-10 15:27:13 5152 [Note]</p>
  <p>C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe: Shutdown complete</p>
  </blockquote>