diff --git a/functions/ibase.xml b/functions/ibase.xml
index 4515acf9f6..c52c9b7708 100644
--- a/functions/ibase.xml
+++ b/functions/ibase.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ibase_close ($dbh);
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>ibase_pconnect</refname>
     <refpurpose>
-     Makes an persistent Interbase database connection
+     Creates an persistent connection to an Interbase database.
     </refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ ibase_close ($dbh);
     </simpara>
     <note>
      <para>
-      <function>Ibase_bind</function> is currently not functional in
+      <function>ibase_bind</function> is currently not functional in
       PHP4 
      </para>
     </note>
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ $dbh = ibase_connect ($host, $username, $password);
 $stmt = 'SELECT * FROM tblname';
 $sth = ibase_query ($dbh, $stmt);
 
-if ( ibase_num_rows($sth) > 0 ) {
+if ( ibase_num_fields($sth) > 0 ) {
     while ($row = ibase_fetch_object ($sth)) {
         print $row->email . "\n";
     }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ ibase_close ($dbh);
     </para>
     <note>
      <para>
-      <function>Ibase_timefmt</function> is currently not functional
+      <function>Ibase_num_fields</function> is currently not functional
       in PHP4.
      </para>
     </note>