XAMPP MAC mysql does not run

When mysql server does not run in mac OS, simple solution.

Source 

edit file:

/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/etc/my.cnf

find the [mysqld] section, add one line:

innodb_force_recovery = 1

then run

sudo /Applications/XAMPP/bin/mysql.server start

everything is ok again.

and then the last step:

edit the my.cnf again and remove the line you just added :

innodb_force_recovery = 1

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