diff --git a/functions/datetime.xml b/functions/datetime.xml
index c1a5eada21..d3452ace36 100644
--- a/functions/datetime.xml
+++ b/functions/datetime.xml
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ $today = date("H:i:s");                         // 17:16:17
       </title>
       <programlisting>
 $today = getdate(); 
-$month = $today[month]; 
-$mday = $today[mday]; 
-$year = $today[year]; 
+$month = $today['month']; 
+$mday = $today['mday']; 
+$year = $today['year']; 
 echo "$month $mday, $year";
       </programlisting>
      </example>