Moved XAMPP folder to new computer, now getting "(XAMPPErrorDomain error 1.)" when trying to start up MySQL

Question

I recently had to reinstall Lion from scratch on my MacBook. I saved my XAMPP folder and moved it into the applications folder in my new install. I can start up Apache, but not MySQL. I get this error: "The operation couldn’t be completed. (XAMPPErrorDomain error 1.)".

I tried setting permissions on the var/mysql to 775 and 777, neither worked.

I tried running "sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql.server start" in terminal and I get this: "

Starting MySQL
. ERROR! Manager of pid-file quit without updating file.

" When I checked the error file it generated, I see this:

"

110820 14:41:20 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql
110820 14:41:20 [Warning] The syntax '--skip-locking' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use --skip-external-locking instead.
110820 14:41:20 [Warning] option 'thread_stack': unsigned value 65536 adjusted to 131072
110820 14:41:20 [Warning] Setting lower_case_table_names=2 because file system for /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/ is case insensitive
110820 14:41:20 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
110820 14:41:20  InnoDB: Operating system error number 13 in a file operation.
InnoDB: The error means mysqld does not have the access rights to
InnoDB: the directory.
InnoDB: File name ./ibdata1
InnoDB: File operation call: 'open'.
InnoDB: Cannot continue operation.
110820 14:41:20 mysqld_safe mysqld from pid file /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/hex-sha6-ev11435.concordia.ca.pid ended

"

Any ideas? The only thing that changed from my old OS install to my new one is the name of the computer changed from Scott's Macbook to Scott's MacBook. It worked fine on 10.7 before I had to erase the drive and reinstall everything.

Answer 1

Permissions problem, simply do

chmod -R 777 /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var

And you're good to go.