[SOLVED] XAMPP MySQL Shutdown Unexpectedly: Fast Fix to Repair Corrupted Database (2025)

How to Fix “XAMPP MySQL Shutdown Unexpectedly” (2025) 😢

Follow these 6 simple steps to repair your corrupted MySQL database:

Step 1: Rename the folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old (you can use any name).

Step 2: Create a new folder named mysql/data.

Step 3: Copy all files from mysql/backup into the new mysql/data folder.

Step 4: Move your database folders from mysql/data_old to mysql/data, but skip these: mysql performance_schema phpMyAdmin

Step 5: Copy the ibdata1 file from mysql/data_old and replace the one inside mysql/data.

Step 6: Open the XAMPP Control Panel and start MySQL.

🎉 That’s it! Your XAMPP MySQL shutdown unexpectedly error is now fixed.