diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-escape-string.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-escape-string.xml
index f3fdfdf27f..394572f216 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-escape-string.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-escape-string.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/mysql.xml, last change in rev 1.62 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-escape-string">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@
      </simpara>
     </note>
     <example>
-     <title><function>mysql_real_escape_string</function> example</title>
+     <title><function>mysql_escape_string</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-    $link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
     $item = "Zak's Laptop";
-    $escaped_item = mysql_real_escape_string($item);
+    $escaped_item = mysql_escape_string($item);
     printf ("Escaped string: %s\n", $escaped_item);
 ?>
 ]]>