diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
index cf4911af5..0f2a128c4 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "manager.h"
+#include <pugixml.hpp>
 
 namespace kiwix {
 
@@ -28,4 +29,12 @@ namespace kiwix {
   /* Destructor */
   Manager::~Manager() {
   }
+
+  bool Manager::readFile(const string path) {
+    pugi::xml_document doc;
+    pugi::xml_parse_result result = doc.load_file(path.c_str());
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
index 4e7a3da87..9a4c1f35d 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace kiwix {
     Manager();
     ~Manager();
 
+    bool readFile(const string path);
+    
   protected:
   };