How can I free a port.

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TimArmoo
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How can I free a port.

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Hello there,

First post here so apologies if this has been answered I am a newbie learning about PHP and MysQL and I was installing the MySQL on my website using the XAAMP software. I have had success with installing it however when it comes to actually clicking start, when I click start on Apache the software run well. However when i clicked Start on the MySYQL I got these errors. I was wondering if you could help me free the port please so that I could make it work. Once again, apologies if it seems quite obvious but would love some help with this.

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      01:44:50  [mysql] 	Problem detected!
     01:44:50  [mysql] 	Port 3306 in use by ""C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin\mysqld" --defaults-      file="C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\my.ini" MySQL56"!
     01:44:50  [mysql] 	MySQL WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
     01:44:50  [mysql] 	You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
     01:44:50  [mysql] 	or reconfigure MySQL and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
 
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Weirdan
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Re: How can I free a port.

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Basically, the error tells you that mysql is already running.
TimArmoo
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Re: How can I free a port.

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Thank you.
So Mysql is already running, I dont have to do anything else?

Forgive me for being a pain, but how exactly do I listen to a port?
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Re: How can I free a port.

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Yep, it should be running already.
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