diff --git a/functions/domxml.xml b/functions/domxml.xml
index 12ab610100..0066b38662 100644
--- a/functions/domxml.xml
+++ b/functions/domxml.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.39 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.40 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.domxml">
   <title>DOM XML functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>DOM XML</titleabbrev>
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@
         <entry><function>DomNode_append_child</function></entry>
         <entry></entry>
        </row>
+       <row>
+        <entry><function>DomNode_remove_child</function></entry>
+        <entry></entry>
+       </row>
        <row>
         <entry><function>DomNode_has_child_nodes</function></entry>
         <entry></entry>
@@ -2012,6 +2016,11 @@ $newnode->set_attribute("align", "left");
 <?php
 include("example.inc");
 
+if(!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {
+  echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
+  exit;
+}
+
 $elements = $dom->get_elements_by_tagname("tbody");
 $element = $elements[0];
 $child = $element->first_child();
@@ -2147,6 +2156,11 @@ print_r($children);
 <![CDATA[
 include("example.inc");
 
+if(!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {
+  echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
+  exit;
+}
+
 $elements = $dom->get_elements_by_tagname("informaltable");
 print_r($elements);
 $element = $elements[0];
@@ -2179,7 +2193,7 @@ echo "</PRE>";
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
-     <type>node</type><methodname>DomNode->append_child</methodname>
+     <type>object</type><methodname>DomNode->append_child</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>newnode</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
@@ -2236,8 +2250,14 @@ $newnode = $doc->append_child($node);
       <title>Adding a child</title>
       <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
+<?php
 include("example.inc");
 
+if(!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {
+  echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
+  exit;
+}
+
 $elements = $dom->get_elements_by_tagname("informaltable");
 print_r($elements);
 $element = $elements[0];
@@ -2251,6 +2271,7 @@ echo "<PRE>";
 $xmlfile = $dom->dump_mem();
 echo htmlentities($xmlfile);
 echo "</PRE>";
+?>
 ]]>
       </programlisting>
      </example>
@@ -2264,6 +2285,57 @@ echo "</PRE>";
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
+  <refentry id='function.DomNode-remove-child'>
+   <refnamediv>
+    <refname>DomNode->remove_child</refname>
+    <refpurpose>
+     Removes child from list of children
+    </refpurpose>
+   </refnamediv>
+   <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+    <methodsynopsis>
+     <type>object</type><methodname>DomNode->remove_child</methodname>
+     <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>oldchild</parameter></methodparam>
+    </methodsynopsis>
+    <para>
+     This functions removes a child from a list of children. If child cannot
+     be removed or is not a child the function will return false.
+     If the child could be removed the functions returns the old child.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title>Removing a child</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+include("example.inc");
+
+if(!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {
+  echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
+  exit;
+}
+
+$elements = $dom->get_elements_by_tagname("tbody");
+$element = $elements[0];
+$children = $element->child_nodes();
+$child = $element->remove_child($children[0]);
+
+echo "<PRE>";
+$xmlfile = $dom->dump_mem(true);
+echo htmlentities($xmlfile);
+echo "</PRE>";
+?>
+]]>
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     See also <function>DomNode_append_child</function>.
+    </para>
+   </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+
   <refentry id='function.DomNode-has-child-nodes'>
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>DomNode->has_child_nodes</refname>