diff --git a/functions/ftp.xml b/functions/ftp.xml
index 81f1201151..651fe7c7b1 100644
--- a/functions/ftp.xml
+++ b/functions/ftp.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,43 @@
 
    <para>
     The following constants are defined when using the FTP module:
+    <constant>FTP_ASCII</constant> and <constant>FTP_BINARY</constant>.
+   </para>
+   <para>
+    <example>
+     <title><function>ftp</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting>
+&lt;?php
+// set up basic connection
+$conn_id = ftp_connect("$ftp_server"); 
 
-    FTP_ASCII, and
-    FTP_BINARY.</para>
+// login with username and password
+$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, "$ftp_user_name", "$ftp_user_pass"); 
 
+// check connection
+if ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) { 
+        echo "Ftp connection has failed!";
+        echo "Attempted to connect to $ftp_server for user $user"; 
+        die; 
+    } else {
+        echo "Connected to $ftp_server, for user $user";
+    }
+
+// upload the file
+$upload = ftp_put($conn_id, "$destination_file", "$source_file", FTP_BINARY); 
+
+// check upload status
+if (!$upload) { 
+        echo "Ftp upload has failed!";
+    } else {
+        echo "Uploaded $source_file to $ftp_server as $destination_file";
+    }
+
+// close the FTP stream 
+ftp_quit($conn_id); 
+?>
+     </programlisting>
+    </example>
   </partintro>
 
   <refentry id="function.ftp-connect">
@@ -274,7 +307,9 @@
      <function>ftp_get</function> retrieves <parameter>remote_file</parameter>
      from the FTP server, and saves it to <parameter>local_file</parameter>
      locally.  The transfer <parameter>mode</parameter> specified must
-     be either FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY.</para>
+     be either <constant>FTP_ASCII</constant> or
+     <constant>FTP_BINARY</constant>.
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -326,8 +361,9 @@
     <para>
      <function>ftp_put</function> stores <parameter>local_file</parameter>
      on the FTP server, as <parameter>remote_file</parameter>.  The transfer
-     <parameter>mode</parameter> specified must be either FTP_ASCII or
-     FTP_BINARY.</para>
+     <parameter>mode</parameter> specified must be either
+     <constant>FTP_ASCII</constant> or <constant>FTP_BINARY</constant>.
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -353,8 +389,9 @@
      <function>ftp_fput</function> uploads the data from the file pointer
      <parameter>fp</parameter> until end of file.  The results are stored
      in <parameter>remote_file</parameter> on the FTP server.  The transfer
-     <parameter>mode</parameter> specified must be either FTP_ASCII or
-     FTP_BINARY.</para>
+     <parameter>mode</parameter> specified must be either
+     <constant>FTP_ASCII</constant> or <constant>FTP_BINARY</constant>
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -430,7 +467,9 @@
      Returns true on success, false on error.</para>
     <para>
      <function>ftp_rename</function> renames the file specified
-     by <parameter>from</parameter> to the new name <parameter>to</parameter></para>
+     by <parameter>from</parameter> to the new name
+     <parameter>to</parameter>
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -452,7 +491,8 @@
      Returns true on success, false on error.</para>
     <para>
      <function>ftp_delete</function> deletes the file specified by
-     <parameter>path</parameter> from the FTP server.</para>
+     <parameter>path</parameter> from the FTP server.
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -495,7 +535,8 @@
      </funcprototype>
     </funcsynopsis>
     <para>
-     <function>ftp_connect</function> closes <parameter>ftp_stream</parameter>.</para>
+     <function>ftp_connect</function> closes <parameter>ftp_stream</parameter>.
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>