diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-chmod.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-chmod.xml
index caea6a064f..3166fc3640 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-chmod.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-chmod.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
   <refentry id="function.ftp-chmod">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>ftp_chmod</refname>
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>string</type><methodname>ftp_chmod</methodname>
+      <type>int</type><methodname>ftp_chmod</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
      <parameter>filename</parameter> to <parameter>mode</parameter> 
      given as an <emphasis>octal</emphasis> value.
     </para>
+    <para>
+     Returns <parameter>mode</parameter> on success, or &false; on failure.
+    </para>
     <para>
      <example>
       <title><function>ftp_chmod</function> example</title>
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
 $login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
 
 // try to chmod $file to 644
-if (ftp_chmod($conn_id, 0644, $file)) {
+if (ftp_chmod($conn_id, 0644, $file) !== false) {
  echo "$file chmoded successfully to 644\n";
 } else {
  echo "could not chmod $file\n";
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-close.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-close.xml
index 98e9af3c98..3ca4df12d2 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-close.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-close.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/ftp.xml, last change in rev 1.34 -->
   <refentry id="function.ftp-close">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>void</type><methodname>ftp_close</methodname>
+      <type>bool</type><methodname>ftp_close</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
-     <simpara>
+     <para>
       <function>ftp_close</function> closes <parameter>ftp_stream</parameter>
       and releases the <type>resource</type>.  After calling this function, 
       you can no longer use the FTP connection and must create a new one 
       with <function>ftp_connect</function>.
-    </simpara>
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     &return.success;
+    </para>
     <para>
      <example>
       <title><function>ftp_close</function> example</title>