diff --git a/reference/session/reference.xml b/reference/session/reference.xml
index 5a8b6aa5bd..8da66f0aa0 100644
--- a/reference/session/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/session/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.17 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.18 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.session">
   <title>Session handling functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Sessions</titleabbrev>
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@
      <varname>$HTTP_SESSION_VARS</varname> with PHP 4.0.6 or less) is
      recommended for improved security and code readablity. With
      <varname>$_SESSION</varname>, there is no need to use the
-     <function>session_register()</function>,
-     <function>session_unregister()</function>,
-     <function>session_is_registered()</function> functions. Session variables
+     <function>session_register</function>,
+     <function>session_unregister</function>,
+     <function>session_is_registered</function> functions. Session variables
      are accessible like any other variables.
      <example>
       <title>
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ session_unregister('count');
      variable. Upon a restart of a session, these variables will be restored
      to corresponding global variables. Since PHP must know which global
      variables are registered as session variables, users need to register
-     variables with session_register() function. You can avoid this by simply
-     setting entries in <varname>$_SESSION</varname>.
+     variables with <function>session_register</function> function.
+     You can avoid this by simply setting entries in
+     <varname>$_SESSION</varname>.
      <caution>
       <para>
        If you are using
@@ -258,12 +259,13 @@ else {
     </para>
     <para>
      Additionally, if you register a new session variable by using
-     <function>session_register()</function>, the entry in the global scope
+     <function>session_register</function>, the entry in the global scope
      and the <varname>$_SESSION</varname> entry will not reference the same
-     value until the next session start (this applies to PHP 4.2 and before
-     only).  I.e. a modification to the global variable will not be reflected
-     by the <varname>$_SESSION</varname> entry.  This is unlikely to matter in
-     practice and has been corrected in PHP 4.3.
+     value until the next <function>session_start</function> (this
+     applies to PHP 4.2 and before only).  I.e. a modification to the
+     global variable will not be reflected by the
+     <varname>$_SESSION</varname> entry.  This is unlikely to matter
+     in practice and has been corrected in PHP 4.3.
     </para>
    </section>