diff --git a/functions/ibase.xml b/functions/ibase.xml
index ceeaaf472c..79546034c6 100644
--- a/functions/ibase.xml
+++ b/functions/ibase.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,32 @@
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcdef>int <function>ibase_connect</function></funcdef>
+     <paramdef> <parameter>string database</parameter></paramdef>
+	 <paramdef> <optional> string username 
+				<optional> string password </optional>
+	 			</optional>
+	 </paramdef>
+     <parameter>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+	<para>
+	Opens a connection to an Interbase database.
+     <example>
+      <title><function>ibase_connect</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+$dbh = ibase_connect($host, $username, $password);
+$stmt = 'SELECT * FROM tblname';
+$sth = ibase_query($dbh, $stmt);
+while ( $row = ibase_fetch_object($sth) ) {
+    print $row->name . "\n";
+}
+ibase_close($dbh);
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+	</para>
+	<para>
+	See also: <function>ibase_pconnect</function>.
+	</para>
+=======
      <paramdef>string <parameter>database</parameter></paramdef>
      <paramdef>string <parameter><optional>username</optional></parameter></paramdef>
      <paramdef>string <parameter><optional>password</optional></parameter></paramdef>
@@ -26,6 +52,7 @@
     <para>
      See also: <function>ibase_pconnect</function>.
     </para>
+>>>>>>> 1.5
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>