Looks like I was able to resolve it by doing the following (in case someone else with similar problem stumbles upon this thread in the future):
Rename the folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old (you can use any name)
Create a new folder mysql/data
Copy the content that resides in mysql/backup to the new mysql/data folder
Copy all your database folders that are in mysql/data_old to mysql/data (skipping the mysql, performance_schema, and phpmyadmin folders from data_old)
Finally:
copy the ibdata1 file from mysql/data_old and replace it inside mysql/data folder
Start MySQL from XAMPP control panel
Rename the folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old (you can use any name)
Create a new folder mysql/data
Copy the content that resides in mysql/backup to the new mysql/data folder
Copy all your database folders that are in mysql/data_old to mysql/data (skipping the mysql, performance_schema, and phpmyadmin folders from data_old)
Finally:
copy the ibdata1 file from mysql/data_old and replace it inside mysql/data folder
Start MySQL from XAMPP control panel
Statistics: Posted by SocketPup — Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:13 pm