diff --git a/reference/session/reference.xml b/reference/session/reference.xml
index af4f34c6a1..ea48ff682c 100644
--- a/reference/session/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/session/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.19 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.20 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.session">
   <title>Session handling functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Sessions</titleabbrev>
@@ -326,13 +326,7 @@ else {
 }
 ?>
 
-Hello visitor, you have seen this page <?php echo $count; ?> times.<p>;
-
-<?php
-# the <?php echo SID?> (<?=SID?> can be used if short tag is enabled) 
-# is necessary to preserve the session id
-# in the case that the user has disabled cookies
-?>
+Hello visitor, you have seen this page <?php echo $count; ?> times.<p>
 
 To continue, <A HREF="nextpage.php?<?php echo SID?>">click here</A>
 ]]>
@@ -340,6 +334,11 @@ To continue, <A HREF="nextpage.php?<?php echo SID?>">click here</A>
      </example>
     </para>
     <para>
+     The <literal>&lt;?php echo SID?&gt;</literal>
+     (<literal>&lt;?=SID?&gt;</literal> can be used if
+     <link linkend="ini.short-open-tag">short_open_tag</link> is enabled) is
+     necessary to preserve the session id in the case that the user has
+     disabled cookies.
      The <literal>&lt;?=SID?&gt;</literal> is not necessary, if
      <link linkend="install.configure.enable-trans-sid">
      <literal>--enable-trans-sid</literal></link> was used to compile PHP.