diff --git a/functions/sockets.xml b/functions/sockets.xml
index 66ea791d6f..c9bf2d9f3e 100644
--- a/functions/sockets.xml
+++ b/functions/sockets.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.27 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.28 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.sockets">
   <title>Socket functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Sockets</titleabbrev>
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ echo "OK.\n\n";
      <funcprototype>
       <funcdef>int <function>socket_read</function></funcdef>
       <paramdef>resource <parameter>socket_des</parameter></paramdef>
-      <paramdef>string <parameter>buffer</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>length</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>type</optional></parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
@@ -427,11 +426,10 @@ echo "OK.\n\n";
 	&warn.experimental.func;
     <para>
      The function <function>socket_read</function> reads from socket 
-     <parameter>socket_des</parameter>created by the
-     <function>socket_accept</function> function into
-     <parameter>buffer</parameter> the number of bytes set by
+     <parameter>socket_des</parameter> created by the
+     <function>socket_accept</function> function the number of bytes set by
      <parameter>length</parameter>. Otherwise you can use \n, \t or \0 to
-      end reading. Returns number of bytes that have been read.
+      end reading. Returns the bytes that were read.
     </para>
     <para>
      Optional <parameter>type</parameter> parameter is a named constant: