diff --git a/functions/funchand.xml b/functions/funchand.xml
index 7a11135d83..4bb87c294a 100755
--- a/functions/funchand.xml
+++ b/functions/funchand.xml
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ if (function_exists('imap_open')) {
      <informalexample>
       <programlisting role="php">
 function mytable($id, $data) {
-    return "&gt;tr&lt;&gt;th&lt;$id&gt;/th&lt;&gt;td&lt;$data&gt;/td&lt;&gt;/tr&lt;\n";
+    return "&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th&gt;$id&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td&gt;$data&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;\n";
 }
 
 $arr = get_defined_functions();