diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml
index 9c7527c6cb..08c47c0309 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
- 
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Returns a string with the status for uptime, threads, queries, open tables, 
-   flush tables and queries per second. For a complete list of other status 
-   variables, you have to use the <literal>SHOW STATUS</literal> SQL command. 
+   Returns a string with the status for uptime, threads, queries, open tables,
+   flush tables and queries per second. For a complete list of other status
+   variables, you have to use the <literal>SHOW STATUS</literal> SQL command.
    If <parameter>link_identifier</parameter> is invalid, &null; is returned.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
- 
+
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Array
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 $link   = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
-$result = mysql_query('SHOW VARIABLES', $link);
+$result = mysql_query('SHOW STATUS', $link);
 while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
     echo $row['Variable_name'] . ' = ' . $row['Value'] . "\n";
 }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bdb_cache_size = 8388600
 bdb_log_buffer_size = 32768
 bdb_home = /var/db/mysql/
 bdb_max_lock = 10000
-bdb_logdir = 
+bdb_logdir =
 bdb_shared_data = OFF
 bdb_tmpdir = /var/tmp/
 ...