diff --git a/functions/ibase.xml b/functions/ibase.xml
index d5113584ee..d1b307c1c4 100644
--- a/functions/ibase.xml
+++ b/functions/ibase.xml
@@ -16,38 +16,29 @@
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcdef>int <function>ibase_connect</function></funcdef>
-     <paramdef> <parameter>string database</parameter></paramdef>
-	 <paramdef> <optional> string username 
-				<optional> string password </optional>
-	 			</optional>
-	 </paramdef>
-     <parameter>
+     <paramdef>string <parameter>database</parameter></paramdef>
+     <paramdef>string 
+      <parameter><optional>username</optional></parameter>
+     </paramdef>
+     <paramdef>string 
+      <parameter><optional>password</optional></parameter>
+     </paramdef>
     </funcsynopsis>
-	<para>
-	Opens a connection to an Interbase database.
+    <para>
+     Opens a connection to an Interbase database.
      <example>
       <title><function>ibase_connect</function> example</title>
       <programlisting role="php">
-$dbh = ibase_connect($host, $username, $password);
+$dbh = ibase_connect ($host, $username, $password);
 $stmt = 'SELECT * FROM tblname';
 $sth = ibase_query($dbh, $stmt);
-while ( $row = ibase_fetch_object($sth) ) {
+while ($row = ibase_fetch_object($sth)) {
     print $row->name . "\n";
 }
 ibase_close($dbh);
       </programlisting>
      </example>
-	</para>
-	<para>
-	See also: <function>ibase_pconnect</function>.
-	</para>
-     <paramdef>string <parameter>database</parameter></paramdef>
-     <paramdef>string <parameter><optional>username</optional></parameter></paramdef>
-     <paramdef>string <parameter><optional>password</optional></parameter></paramdef>
-    </funcsynopsis>
-    <simpara>
-     Opens a connection to an Interbase database.
-    </simpara>
+    </para>
     <para>
      See also: <function>ibase_pconnect</function>.
     </para>
@@ -256,7 +247,7 @@ sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
 sgml-indent-step:1
 sgml-indent-data:t
 sgml-parent-document:nil
-sgml-default-dtd-file:"../manual.ced"
+sgml-default-dtd-file:"../../manual.ced"
 sgml-exposed-tags:nil
 sgml-local-catalogs:nil
 sgml-local-ecat-files:nil