Reinstall xampp

Im using a mac. Xampp stopped working after the latest update 10.6.8 and I think it may be a direct result of the update. Anyway, Id like to reinstall xampp however i didnt backup my database and i cant get into localhost/phpmyadmin to impor开发者_Go百科t it. Is there anyway I can backup my database another way and reinstall xampp? or is there another problem as to why the pages dont load.

I get this error when i go to localhost/phpmyadmin: The requested URL /phpmyadmin was not found on this server.

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When you use XAMPP, it automatically freezes all the other database. If you are using mysql, you can backup them either using

1.mysqladmin tool (http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html) directly login as the admin and select the databases that you need and backup.

or

2.using command line (manual backup): goto mysql/bin and then follow this tutorial: http://linux.byexamples.com/archivesc/90/backup-and-restore-mysql-database/

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When you uninstall xampp, the databases (in var/mysql) and the htdocs folders are not normally deleted by the uninstall wizard. When you reinstall xampp, those existing folders will be used. It's also a good idea to back up those folders directly to reduce the risk of loss.