How to fix XAMPP Shell from crashing

Question

So I recently installed XAMPP, following a YouTube guide along the way. I click the start actions for Apache and MySQL and everything was going smooth until when I click the Shell icon on the right side of the command panel and the cmd associated with it just opens for a brief second and immediately closes I kept clicking on it hoping for it to work and nope it still just opens for a brief second and closes.

I kept searching for possible solutions online and still, it doesn't solve the issue. I tried tweaking the config of the Apache and MySQL and it still didn't fix it. I also try reinstalling using different XAMPP versions and still the problem persists. I also tried running it as administrator and issue is still there.

Additionally I'm using Windows 10

If anyone knows a possible fix for this I would greatly appreciate it.

Edit: I screen recorded my XAMPP issue, here's the link to that video : https://youtu.be/h-lM250Pqwc

Nope and tbh this is my first time using XAMPP and I'm just starting from the ground up, I haven't created anything yet. It's just that the Shell in XAMPP doesn't work, it just crashes for some reason I do not know. — Ivy, Oct 24 '21 at 16:24
Did you start MySQL well its mariaDB really, before attempting to run the shell — RiggsFolly, Oct 24 '21 at 16:25
Yep, I start Apache and MySQL. The weird thing is the log doesn't display anything wrong when starting both of them, there aren't even any errors. It's just weird and idk why the Shell just won't run. — Ivy, Oct 24 '21 at 16:28
Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking. — Community, Oct 24 '21 at 18:24
Does it make a difference if the xampp control panel is run as administrator? — Paul T., Oct 24 '21 at 23:50
I tried running it as administrator and still the problem persists — Ivy, Oct 25 '21 at 05:28
I screen recorded my XAMPP issue, here's the link to the video https://youtu.be/h-lM250Pqwc — Ivy, Oct 25 '21 at 06:02

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 27 '21 at 22:31

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Same issue on Windows 11

Running xampp-control as administrator did the trick. Source

Some alternative solutions:

Run SFC scan
Edit the registry key to stop CMD from closing

edited Dec 27 '21 at 22:31

answered Dec 24 '21 at 00:22

Green Perry

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 18 '23 at 17:00

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Follow these steps:

Open the xampp folder.
Search for xampp_shell.
Right click it and run it as administrator.

That's it!

edited Feb 18 '23 at 17:00

Jeff Schaller

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answered Feb 18 '23 at 16:52

Yuvraj

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Please add some explanation to your answer such that others can learn from it. What if the user does not have admin permissions? – Nico Haase Feb 21 '23 at 07:47
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Add detail description not only steps.So, User can know what the actual problem and why your steps act as a solution to fix the problem. – Monish Khatri Feb 22 '23 at 13:35

How to fix XAMPP Shell from crashing

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