diff --git a/reference/mysqli/functions/mysqli-select-db.xml b/reference/mysqli/functions/mysqli-select-db.xml
index 540c1a199b..5f601d5b9d 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/functions/mysqli-select-db.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/functions/mysqli-select-db.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
   <refentry id="function.mysqli-select-db">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>mysqli_select_db</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Select the default database for database queries</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>Selects the default database for database queries</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
       <type>bool</type><methodname>mysqli_select_db</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
-      <methodparam><type>bool</type><parameter>dbname</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>dbname</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      The <function>mysqli_select_db</function> function selects the default