# Error: Unable to start site

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/error-unable-to-start-site/51439>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 29, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-unable-to-start-site/51439 "2025-09-29T13:08:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![baaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@baaz](https://community.localwp.com/u/baaz)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-unable-to-start-site/51439/1 "2025-09-29T13:08:53Z")

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### Unable to add new site

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### What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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### System Details

- **Local Version:**

- **Operating System (OS) and OS version: Windows 10**

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### Local Logs

Attach your Local Logs here ([Help Doc - Retrieving Local’s Log](https://localwp.com/help-docs/troubleshooting/retrieving-locals-log-file/))

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_ **Security Reminder** _  
Local does a pretty good job of scrubbing private info from the logs and the errors it produces, however there’s always the possibility that something private can come through. Because these are public forums, always review the screenshots you are sharing to make sure there isn’t private info like passwords being displayed.

 ![error local](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/3/1/315ef44ff744d0ef8720960282e39e9927a16308.png)

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-unable-to-start-site/51439/2 "2025-09-29T13:51:47Z")

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Hi @baaz!

Can you try opening Windows Task Manager and killing anything with MySQL? After that you can try starting your Local site again.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-unable-to-start-site/51439/3 "2025-12-28T13:52:35Z")

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