diff --git a/functions/ftp.xml b/functions/ftp.xml
index abcbba12a2..d79ebdf29e 100644
--- a/functions/ftp.xml
+++ b/functions/ftp.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.39 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.40 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.ftp">
   <title>FTP functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>FTP</titleabbrev>
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ ftp_close($conn_id);
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
-
   <refentry id="function.ftp-login">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>ftp_login</refname>
@@ -686,7 +685,7 @@ ftp_set_option($conn_id, FTP_TIMEOUT_SEC, 10);
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>bool</type><methodname>ftp_get_option</methodname>
+      <type>mixed</type><methodname>ftp_get_option</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>stream</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>option</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
@@ -696,14 +695,14 @@ ftp_set_option($conn_id, FTP_TIMEOUT_SEC, 10);
      </para>
     </note>
     <para>
-     Returns the value on success or &false; if the given
-     <parameter>option</parameter> is not supposed. In the latter case a
+     Returns the value on success, or &false; if the given
+     <parameter>option</parameter> is not supported. In the latter case, a
      warning message is also thrown.
     </para>
     <para>
-     This function returns the <parameter>value</parameter> for the requested
-     <parameter>option</parameter> from the specified <parameter>FTP
-     stream</parameter>.  Currently, the following options are supported:
+     This function returns the value for the requested 
+     <parameter>option</parameter> from the specified <parameter>stream
+     </parameter>. Currently, the following options are supported:
      <table>
       <title>Supported runtime FTP options</title>
       <tgroup cols="2">