# “$string” parameter for simplexml\_load\_string is empty

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-parameter-for-simplexml-load-string-is-empty/269476>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [August 28, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-parameter-for-simplexml-load-string-is-empty/269476 "2008-08-28T04:01:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![dftho1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@dftho1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dftho1)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-parameter-for-simplexml-load-string-is-empty/269476/1 "2008-08-28T04:01:30Z")

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Hi guys, how’s it going?

Sorry I’m having a problem with Magento (and I have relatively little idea what’s going on haha)… maybe someone here might be able to point me in the right direction…?

this message comes up when I try to load up install.php in my browser

Link can be found at --\> ( [[COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.axlewhitehead.com/shop/install.php[/COLOR]](http://www.axlewhitehead.com/shop/install.php) )

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There has been an error processing your request.

“$string” parameter for simplexml\_load\_string is empty

## Trace: #0 /home/axlewhit/public\_html/shop/lib/Varien/Simplexml/Config.php(482): Varien\_Simplexml\_Config-\>loadString(’’, ‘Mage\_Core\_Model…’) #1 /home/axlewhit/public\_html/shop/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Config.php(251): Varien\_Simplexml\_Config-\>loadFile(’/home/axlewhit/…’) #2 /home/axlewhit/public\_html/shop/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Config.php(165): Mage\_Core\_Model\_Config-\>\_loadDeclaredModules(Object(Mage\_Core\_Model\_Config\_Base)) #3 /home/axlewhit/public\_html/shop/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(230): Mage\_Core\_Model\_Config-\>init(Array) #4 /home/axlewhit/public\_html/shop/app/Mage.php(397): Mage\_Core\_Model\_App-\>init(’default’, ‘store’, Array) #5 /home/axlewhit/public\_html/shop/install.php(118): Mage::app(’default’) #6 {main}

Sorry but I’m new to all this so really have no idea how to resolve this, any help / suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Cheers,  
Dan