diff --git a/reference/imap/functions/imap-reopen.xml b/reference/imap/functions/imap-reopen.xml
index 79a997b921..389a316fae 100644
--- a/reference/imap/functions/imap-reopen.xml
+++ b/reference/imap/functions/imap-reopen.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/imap.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.imap-reopen">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       <type>bool</type><methodname>imap_reopen</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>imap_stream</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>mailbox</parameter></methodparam>
-      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>options</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>options</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>  
      This function reopens the specified stream to a new 
@@ -50,7 +50,21 @@
     <para>
      &return.success;
     </para>
+    <example>
+     <title><function>imap_reopen</function> example</title>
+     <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$mbox = imap_open("{mailget.mysql.com:143/novalidate-cert}INBOX", "hholzgraefe", "nomore6nomore6") or die(join(", ", imap_errors()));
+// ...
+imap_reopen($mbox, "{mailget.mysql.com:143}Inbox.Sent") or die(join(", ", imap_errors()));
+// ..
+?>
+]]>
+     </programlisting>
+    </example>
    </refsect1>
+
   </refentry>
 
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