diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-real-escape-string.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-real-escape-string.xml
index d18af8dafd..d587a366c2 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-real-escape-string.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-real-escape-string.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.25 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.26 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.mysql-real-escape-string">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>mysql_real_escape_string</refname>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function quote_smart($value)
     if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
         $value = stripslashes($value);
     }
-    // Quote if not integer
+    // Quote if not a number or a numeric string
     if (!is_numeric($value)) {
         $value = "'" . mysql_real_escape_string($value) . "'";
     }