Thread:Project:Support desk/old mysql database resulting in Cannot contact the database server/reply (13)

Correct - no more errors.

tried to see what's going on with the error log but then I noticed that my mediawikiApache server is not running because somehow httpd.exe file is gone. That's right - gone (I know I didn't go in and delete it; antivirus, perhaps, but that's a first).

So, reinstalling bitnami stack from scratch.

Copying all the data files/Local settings.

Error log doesn't contain errors now. 150215 21:37:03 [Note] C:\Bitnami\mediawiki-1.24.1-0\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe: ready for connections. Version: '5.5.40' socket: ''  port: 3306  MySQL Community Server (GPL)

But I am back to HTTP 500 Error page.

Maybe i need a reboot. ... No, did nothing.

I don't know where to look for the error log for this.

And just to confirm - if I use the virgin installation data and LocalSettings, the wiki comes up no problem. (If only I could get my old data to magically appear instead of the new blankness :) So, there is something about my LocalSettings and mysql/data combination that causes doesn't work with the current installation.