diff --git a/functions/sockets.xml b/functions/sockets.xml
index 1ff5c06da5..f9b5b9de03 100644
--- a/functions/sockets.xml
+++ b/functions/sockets.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.29 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.30 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.sockets">
   <title>Socket functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Sockets</titleabbrev>
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ echo "OK.\n\n";
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>mixed <function>socket_read</function></funcdef>
+      <funcdef>string <function>socket_read</function></funcdef>
       <paramdef>resource <parameter>socket_des</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>length</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>type</optional></parameter></paramdef>
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ echo "OK.\n\n";
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>int <function>socket_create</function></funcdef>
+      <funcdef>resource <function>socket_create</function></funcdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>domain</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>type</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>protocol</parameter></paramdef>
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ if (($ret = socket_bind ($socket, '127.0.0.1', 80)) < 0) {
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>mixed <function>socket_recv</function></funcdef>
+      <funcdef>string <function>socket_recv</function></funcdef>
       <paramdef>resource <parameter>socket</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>len</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>flags</parameter></paramdef>