diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml
index 498063f9d8..d1def7b8a1 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ mysql_close($link);
 <?php
 // we connect to localhost and socket e.g. /tmp/mysql.sock
 
-//variant 1: ommit localhost
+// variant 1: omit localhost
 $link = mysql_connect(':/tmp/mysql', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
 if (!$link) {
     die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());