Title: mb_string error
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# mb_string error

 *  Resolved [seiaxen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seiaxen/)
 * (@seiaxen)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mb_string-error/)
 * Hi,
 * I got this error when trying to upload csv
 * Should I install mbstring extension in my vps? (using centos)
 * Thanks
 * seiaxen
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-product-importer/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-product-importer/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Michael Visser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/visser/)
 * (@visser)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mb_string-error/#post-7002905)
 * Hi seiaxen, yes you’ll need to install the mbstring extension. I’ll make a Plugin
   update that makes use of that PHP extension optional.

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