MySQL Workbench Server startup - mysql

I am having trouble starting up a server through MySQL Workbench. From the navigator pane on the left side of Instance -> Start/Shutdown, I tried the "Start Server" button at which point the server will look like it will try to start. The workbench will get hung up at this point and indefinitely not respond with a "thinking" mouse icon while in the workbench app.
This is my first time learning to use MySQL workbench, which I want to say that when I initially installed MySQL Workbench a server did start after installation and worked fine. It was after restarting my computer and checking on the workbench the next day (today) that the server no longer runs. I'm not seeing any MySQL references in my Services (services.msc) that might relate to starting up but that might also be because I did not install as a Windows Service. My original troubleshooting was in trying to establish a connection, which I realized it was because the server wasn't running. Could someone help me understand why the server isn't starting? Or would it be recommended to install the workbench as a Windows Service to avoid the issue I'm having?
Screenshot of the MySQL Workbench window where the application will get hung up when starting the server.
Current setup: Personal workstation, Windows 10 (64 bit), MySQL Workbench 8.0 (version 8.0.29 build 1751076 CE 64 bits). I do not plan on running the server 24/7 since this is my personal workstation.

Right-click on My Computer
Select Manage
Select Services under Servies and applications
Find MySQL among the services and open it.
Choose Automatic as a start option.
Click on start.
Press Apply & OK then exit.
It is not necessary, but I still recommend restarting PC.

The solution below fixed my issue. I definitely recommend installing MySQL Server as a windows service and making sure uncheck mark the box that says to start when Windows starts unless you plan to have your computer as a dedicated server.
Source from #Lazycoder_007
This solution uses the window's mysql installer which you have used to
install your MySQL.
Start your windows mysql installer. For me it was
"mysql-installer-community-8.0.20.0"
Then remove/uninstall the SQL
Server and remove all configurations
Manually delete the SQL Server
folder from "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0."
Start your
mysql installer again and install the SQL Server again
You can check
now that the MySqL Server has started.

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Why is mysql running when i am not using it?

I have used mySQL for a project in the past, and haven't used it for months. However, when i check my task manager 'mysql' is using about 100MB of RAM. This happens every times i reboot. Why is my sql running, or using memory when i don't need it. Is a server running in the background that i have to disable? For context i was using my SQL Workbench 8.0 when working on my project.
Open a command prompt window cmd.exe
Stop MySQL service: net stop mysql57 (or net stop mysql)
Go to your mysql server installation path, in my case: cd "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\"
Execute mysqld.exe --remove
This will remove the MySQL Service.
Note that You may need an elevated command line prompt, for that press WIN-X select Command Prompt (Admin)
Yes, MySQL Server service would be constantly running in the background, if (because) this service's startup type was set on an "automatic start when computer starts" mode during the installation of MySQL Workbench. The comment by #Alejandro offers the finest explanation.
(below steps I had tried for MySQL 8.0.30 version, however shall work with nearby versions as well; as steps to stop the service might be generic.)
In Windows 10, to stop the MySQL Server's service, OR, change the startup-type setting of MySQL Server.
Open Windows Services panel via the Start menu, OR, Win+R -> type services.msc, do Enter.
Different Windows OS's services would be listed here, alphabetically.
Find the MySQL Service. For MySQL 8 versions, it's often by default name - MySQL80, unless you had named it by a custom name during installation.
Click STOP, to stop the service.
On the other hand, you may choose your desired Startup type. By default, you'll find it on Automatic type.
If you want to keep Manual type, make sure to start the service by coming at this Services wizard, before using MySQL Workbench. Otherwise, the workbench won't be able to recognize/find the server.
While installing the MYSQL Server, this check box is by default checked (shown in the picture). If you uncheck this, then you need to start your MYSQL Server manually.

How to connect XAMPP to existing MySQL

I have just installed XAMPP, but in the installation process I unticked MySQL because I already have a previous version on my computer. A couple of months ago I installed MySQL with Workbench and I've been using it, and I want to keep all the databases I have. So, please as simple as possible, given that the service MySQL is currently completely disabled in the XAMPP control panel as I didn't install it with the installer and I can't either start it or stop it (the service), how can I connect the MySQL I already have to XAMPP, so it recognizes it and I can start it from the panel?

Wamp Server is always orange due to an error in MySQL service

My Wamp Server was working perfectly well until yesterday when I started the mysqld from the command line and went on to import a .sql file from the MySQL console. The WAMP icon stays orange all the time. There is no issue with the Apache service but the issue is with the MySQL service. When I looked for wampmysqld service on services.msc, it doesn't show any. But when I run mysqld from the command line, it works fine.
Itried several methods but none of them worked. I also tried installing Wamp Server 2 as an addon but it didn't work for me, and now I can't select the version of MySQL even.
Can anyone please help me out?
It sounds like you have 2 MYSQL Servers running.
Check the Event Viewer for messages from MYSQL.
Check the services, wampservers MYSQL is called wampmysqld64, if you have another running it will probably be called MYSQL
If this is the case, you will either have to uninstall the other MYSQL or at least Stop it in the services snapin, or disable it, if you are sure it was a mistake uninstall whatever brought this other MYSQL to your party
What did you install recently, some apps bring their own mysql instance for example some installs of MySQL Workbench will install an instance if you pick the full with everything version.

MySQL Workbench incompatible/nonstandard server

I am new to using MySQL and I needed to download it for school, however, I keep getting this error message (picture below). I am using xampp and connecting using the username root. the port also matches what it is telling me. It will let me proceed but a lot of the features are missing. Any help at all would be appreciated.
Incompatible/nonstandard server version or connection protocol
detected (10.0.10).
A connection to this database can be established but some MySQL
Workbench features may not work properly since the database is not
fully compatible with the supported versions of MySQL.
MySQL Workbench is developed and tested for MySQL Server versions 5.1,
5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
As I can see, You are using latest XAMPP.
All you need to do is, after opening MySQL Workbench, and instead of setting up a new connection, Press CTRL+R or click on DATABASE tab in the top menu. Select Reverse Engineer and provide necessary information. You are good to go now.
The MySql workbench wont crash or show any compatibility issue now.
The current version of XAMPP uses MariaDB instead of MySQL.
Because MySQL Workbench is designed to work with MySQL and not with the very similar drop in replacement MariaDB, you are gonna have problems ...
So, if you want to use MySQL Workbench with XAMPP then a solution would be to try installing the last version of XAMPP that uses MySQL. That version is probably 1.8.3 from (August of 2014?). You can download it here:
XAMPP Sourceforge old versions
If you are using the latest XAMPP that uses MariaDB, in that case in your MySQL Workbench don't use 'Connect to Database' instead use 'Reverse Engineer' and provide the necessary credentials. That's all, No hassle.
I encounter the same message followed by a crash of MySQL Workbench, with version 6.3.7 (build 1199).
I didn't find a solution, but here is a work-around:
Once you press the button Continue anyway, just open a database use toto, and then wait a bit (a minute is enough in my case), and then you can call a query without a crash. I found this trick here.
I experimented the same with WAMP 3.2.0.
MariaDB was configured to listen to port 3306 (the usal MySQL port) and MySQL 8 was listening on port 3308. If you are in this case, don't be fooled by the fact you have 2 DBs.
To solve this, you have to choose the DB you want. I wanted MySQL and I just ask MySQLWorkBench to open a connection on port 3308 to MySQL.
You can ditch MySQL Workbench, and use the browser made for the MariaDB, they have a free version here: https://www.upscene.com/downloads/dbw
It's limited in its abilities, but I had no troubles connecting and browsing.
I had the similar problem because i was using Denwer at the same time.
To solve the problem:
Stop Denwer
Restart MySQL server
Profit! Now you can open your database in the Workbench
The idea is that denwer was starting its local server which didnt allow MySQL to start normally.
If you want to use denwer at the same time wth MySQL you can just start it after MySQL (Point 4).
In my case I already had MySql server and workbench installed and setup prior to my XAMPP installation. I wanted to continue with my existing setup.
I also installed MySql server with my XAMPP. I started mysql inside XAMPP and when I connected to MySql Workbench, I encountered the same error. Because Workbench was trying to connect with the server which was installed with XAMPP, apparently this was incompatible.
So I stopped mysql in XAMPP and started started mysql server manually(the previous setup and installed server).
Refer this to know how to start mysql manually in windows.
You can also config XAMPP to use your existing SqlServer.
So I had the same problem. For me none of the methods worked, but then I found out that my MariaDB was occupying the same port, so I uninstalled it and that solved the problem.
i had same issue, i changed the mysql server port from 3306 to 3308 in XAMPP config file.
[mysqld]
port=3308

Does MySQLWorkbench include MySQL server?

My aim is to create some simple tables in MySQL via a GUI similar to SQL Server Management Studio. In order to do this I found and installed MySQL Workbench.
I am following this tutorial:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-getting-started-tutorial-admin.html
but on step 5 I get an error message saying cannot connect to MySQL server.
Am I supposed to have something else installed before I can use MySQL Workbench? I have assumed Workbench includes everything I need....
You will need to install MySQL yourself. You can download it individually or using a tool like WAMPserver which makes the process of installing and configuring ridiculously easy.
You will need a server. SO you can goto start->mysql folder->mysql Installer.
After that a Mysql Installer form will open. Click on ADD. You will see a list of
products. Select Server(x86 or x64) based on your machine and follow instructions
provided.Once you have downloaded, set admin password. Now you can create your instance in workbench. If server is not running, run services.msc and start MySQL
service.