Magento 1.7 - getModel in script outside web application fails

Question

    
        
            Starmall_Shipment_Model
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Answer 1

The problem is indeed in app/etc/local.xml, but it shouldn't be solved by calling Mage::app()->loadModules().

The real issue is that someone (most likely for debugging purposes) disabled local modules.

Just change

<disable_local_modules>true</disable_local_modules>

to

<disable_local_modules>false</disable_local_modules>

in app/etc/local.xml.