On macOS, click on the Log tab in the control panel to see the activity log: The Log tab of the macOS XAMPP control panel.

You can then take a look through your logs to see if there’s anything suspicious and follow any directives provided to resolve the issue(s).

In some cases it may be beneficial to have access to your PHP log as well, although this is usually more helpful for troubleshooting WordPress errors than those for Apache or MySQL. To locate your PHP error logs, open the XAMPP dashboard by typing your browser’s address bar. There, click PHPInfo at the top of the screen: The PHPInfo link in the XAMPP dashboard. This will reveal the path you need to enter in your address bar to view the log: Locating the error_log path in PHPInfo. You should be able to simply type this path into your browser after view the PHP log. There are actually two versions of XAMPP for Mac users – “XAMPP for macOS” and “ XAMPP-VM“. The latter enables you to run XAMPP for Linux on your Mac, using a virtual machine. It’s important to know which version you’re using because it determines how you access key files we’ll be referencing throughout this post. For instance, if you’re using XAMPP for OS X, you can simply open Finder, go to Applications > XAMPP, and look for the logs folder to find your PHP log. However, if you’re using XAMPP-VM, you first need to open the XAMPP control panel, click on the Volumes tab, and select Mount: The Volumes tab of the macOS XAMPP-VM control panel.

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