diff --git a/functions/mysql.xml b/functions/mysql.xml
index 7ec589c8a6..39b636a095 100644
--- a/functions/mysql.xml
+++ b/functions/mysql.xml
@@ -680,25 +680,25 @@ $result = mysql_db_query ("database", "select * from table")
     or die ("Query failed");
 # get column metadata
 $i = 0;
-while ($i $lt; mysql_num_fields ($result)) {
+while ($i < mysql_num_fields ($result)) {
     echo "Information for column $i:<BR>\n";
     $meta = mysql_fetch_field ($result);
     if (!$meta) {
         echo "No information available<BR>\n";
     }
     echo "<PRE>
-blob:         $meta -> blob
-max_length:   $meta -> max_length
-multiple_key: $meta -> multiple_key
-name:         $meta -> name
-not_null:     $meta -> not_null
-numeric:      $meta -> numeric
-primary_key:  $meta -> primary_key
-table:        $meta -> table
-type:         $meta -> type
-unique_key:   $meta -> unique_key
-unsigned:     $meta -> unsigned
-zerofill:     $meta -> zerofill
+blob:         $meta->blob
+max_length:   $meta->max_length
+multiple_key: $meta->multiple_key
+name:         $meta->name
+not_null:     $meta->not_null
+numeric:      $meta->numeric
+primary_key:  $meta->primary_key
+table:        $meta->table
+type:         $meta->type
+unique_key:   $meta->unique_key
+unsigned:     $meta->unsigned
+zerofill:     $meta->zerofill
 </PRE>";
     $i++;
 }