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I use XAMPP 1.7.3

If I try to open phpMyAdmin it will try to open but eventually I'll have only a blank page, no errors.

If I try to connect with Navicat, the same thing, it will not be able to establish a connection.

And usually this process takes between 30% and 60% of the processor for more than 20 min.

If I stop and then start again the mysql server from XAMPP Control Panel the message is 'Mysql server started'.

But If I go to http://localhost/xampp/ and then 'Status' everything is 'Activated' EXCEPT ' MySQL database', 'SMTP Service', 'FTP Service' which are 'Deactivated'.

I think I crashed the Mysql server after I tried to make a database backup BUT the laptop closed before the backup was finished (the battery was discharged).

How can I repair the connection to the Mysql server?

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Have you tried reading your logs to see why it crashes ? – Lucas Kauffman Feb 11 '12 at 21:24
With the information you've supplied, or rather not supplied, it's not possible to say where the problem is. However, I can tell you that it's not your "connection" that's broken. – John Gardeniers Feb 11 '12 at 23:34
what other information should I give? what do you think is the problem then? – silversky Feb 11 '12 at 23:43

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There's a file named xampp-control.exe in your xampp directory. run it and start your mysql server.

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