diff --git a/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php b/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php
index 31700764f..4043007bb 100644
--- a/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php	
+++ b/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php	
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ or data is being fetched from the table the component is pointing at Doctrine wi
  
 
 <code type="php">
-\$conn = \$manager->openConnection(new PDO('dsn','username','password'), 'connection 1');
+$conn = $manager->openConnection(new PDO('dsn','username','password'), 'connection 1');
 
-\$conn2 = \$manager->openConnection(new PDO('dsn2','username2','password2'), 'connection 2');
+$conn2 = $manager->openConnection(new PDO('dsn2','username2','password2'), 'connection 2');
 
-\$manager->bindComponent('User', 'connection 1');
+$manager->bindComponent('User', 'connection 1');
 
-\$manager->bindComponent('Group', 'connection 2');
+$manager->bindComponent('Group', 'connection 2');
 
-\$q = new Doctrine_Query();
+$q = new Doctrine_Query();
 
 // Doctrine uses 'connection 1' for fetching here
-\$users = \$q->from('User u')->where('u.id IN (1,2,3)')->execute();
+$users = $q->from('User u')->where('u.id IN (1,2,3)')->execute();
 
 // Doctrine uses 'connection 2' for fetching here
-\$groups = \$q->from('Group g')->where('g.id IN (1,2,3)')->execute();
+$groups = $q->from('Group g')->where('g.id IN (1,2,3)')->execute();
 ?></code>
 
diff --git a/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php b/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php
index 6ef736aaa..c2b076be0 100644
--- a/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php	
+++ b/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php	
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ when using for example page caching, hence not actually needing a database conne
 <code type="php">
 // we may use PDO / PEAR like DSN
 // here we use PEAR like DSN
-\$dbh = new Doctrine_Db('mysql://username:password@localhost/test');
+$dbh = new Doctrine_Db('mysql://username:password@localhost/test');
 // !! no actual database connection yet !!
 
 // initalize a new Doctrine_Connection
-\$conn = Doctrine_Manager::connection(\$dbh);
+$conn = Doctrine_Manager::connection($dbh);
 // !! no actual database connection yet !!
 
 // connects database and performs a query
-\$conn->query('FROM User u');
+$conn->query('FROM User u');
 
 ?></code>
 
diff --git a/manual/docs/Connection management - Managing connections.php b/manual/docs/Connection management - Managing connections.php
index 7c9e6ebc0..c38db5b4a 100644
--- a/manual/docs/Connection management - Managing connections.php	
+++ b/manual/docs/Connection management - Managing connections.php	
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $manager = Doctrine_Manager::getInstance();
 
 // open first connection
  
-\$conn = \$manager->openConnection(new PDO('dsn','username','password'), 'connection 1');
+$conn = $manager->openConnection(new PDO('dsn','username','password'), 'connection 1');
 </code>
 
 
diff --git a/manual/docs/Connection management - Opening a new connection.php b/manual/docs/Connection management - Opening a new connection.php
index 28277941a..3ef8827ee 100644
--- a/manual/docs/Connection management - Opening a new connection.php	
+++ b/manual/docs/Connection management - Opening a new connection.php	
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ Opening a new database connection in Doctrine is very easy. If you wish to use P
  
 
 <code type="php">
-\$dsn = 'mysql:dbname=testdb;host=127.0.0.1';
-\$user = 'dbuser';
-\$password = 'dbpass';
+$dsn = 'mysql:dbname=testdb;host=127.0.0.1';
+$user = 'dbuser';
+$password = 'dbpass';
 
 try {
-    \$dbh = new PDO(\$dsn, \$user, \$password);
-} catch (PDOException \$e) {
-    echo 'Connection failed: ' . \$e->getMessage();
+    $dbh = new PDO($dsn, $user, $password);
+} catch (PDOException $e) {
+    echo 'Connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
 }
-?></code>
+</code>
 
 
 
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ If your database extension isn't supported by PDO you can use special Doctrine_A
 
 
 <code type="php">
-\$dsn = 'db2:dbname=testdb;host=127.0.0.1';
-\$user = 'dbuser';
-\$password = 'dbpass';
+$dsn = 'db2:dbname=testdb;host=127.0.0.1';
+$user = 'dbuser';
+$password = 'dbpass';
 
 try {
-    \$dbh = Doctrine_Adapter::connect(\$dsn, \$user, \$password);
-} catch (PDOException \$e) {
-    echo 'Connection failed: ' . \$e->getMessage();
+    $dbh = Doctrine_Adapter::connect($dsn, $user, $password);
+} catch (PDOException $e) {
+    echo 'Connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
 }
-?></code>
+</code>
 
 
 
@@ -40,6 +40,5 @@ The next step is opening a new Doctrine_Connection.
 
 
 <code type="php">
-\$conn = Doctrine_Manager::connection(\$dbh);
-?></code>
-
+$conn = Doctrine_Manager::connection($dbh);
+</code>