diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/crypt.xml b/reference/strings/functions/crypt.xml
index 1d0e619607..7c1f83e32a 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/crypt.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/crypt.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/strings.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.crypt">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
      <listitem>
       <simpara>
        CRYPT_BLOWFISH - Blowfish encryption with a sixteen character salt
-       starting with $2$
+       starting with $2$ or $2a$
       </simpara>
      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
@@ -121,6 +121,37 @@ $hash = crypt($password, substr($password, 0, 2));
 ]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
+    <example>
+     <title>Using <function>crypt</function> with different encryption types</title>
+     <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+if (CRYPT_STD_DES == 1)
+    echo 'Standard DES: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', 'rl') . "\n";
+
+if (CRYPT_EXT_DES == 1)
+    echo 'Extended DES: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '_J9..rasm') . "\n";
+
+if (CRYPT_MD5 == 1)
+    echo 'MD5:          ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '$1$rasmusle$') . "\n";
+
+if (CRYPT_BLOWFISH == 1)
+    echo 'Blowfish:     ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '$2a$07$rasmuslerd...........$') . "\n";
+?>
+]]>
+     </programlisting>
+     <para>
+      The above example will output something similar to:
+     </para>
+     <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+Standard DES: rl.3StKT.4T8M
+Extended DES: _J9..rasmBYk8r9AiWNc
+MD5:          $1$rasmusle$rISCgZzpwk3UhDidwXvin0
+Blowfish:     $2a$07$rasmuslerd............nIdrcHdxcUxWomQX9j6kvERCFjTg7Ra
+]]>
+     </screen>
+    </example>
     <simpara>
      See also <function>md5</function> and <link linkend="ref.mcrypt">the
      Mcrypt extension</link>.