diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/real-connect.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/real-connect.xml
index 2ad98c95dad5..d220aa2678f4 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/real-connect.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/real-connect.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>mysqli::real_connect</refname>
   <refname>mysqli_real_connect</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Opens a connection to a mysql server</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Opens a connection to the MySQL server</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Establish a connection to a MySQL database engine.
+   Opens a connection to the MySQL database server
+   with optional connection options.
   </para>
   <para>
    This function differs from <function>mysqli_connect</function>:
@@ -42,13 +43,7 @@
    <listitem>
     <para>
      <function>mysqli_real_connect</function> needs a valid object which has
-     to be created by function <function>mysqli_init</function>.
-    </para>
-   </listitem>
-   <listitem>
-    <para>
-     With the <function>mysqli_options</function> function you can set various
-     options for connection.
+     to be created by <function>mysqli_init</function>.
     </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><constant>MYSQLI_CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS</constant></entry>
-         <entry>return number of matched rows, not the number of affected rows</entry>
+         <entry>Return the number of matched rows, not the number of affected rows</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><constant>MYSQLI_CLIENT_IGNORE_SPACE</constant></entry>
@@ -236,28 +231,15 @@
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 
+mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
 $mysqli = mysqli_init();
-if (!$mysqli) {
-    die('mysqli_init failed');
-}
 
-if (!$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0')) {
-    die('Setting MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND failed');
-}
-
-if (!$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 5)) {
-    die('Setting MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT failed');
-}
+$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0');
+$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 5);
 
-if (!$mysqli->real_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'my_db')) {
-    die('Connect Error (' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') '
-            . mysqli_connect_error());
-}
+$mysqli->real_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'my_db', null, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_COMPRESS|MYSQLI_CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS);
 
 echo 'Success... ' . $mysqli->host_info . "\n";
-
-$mysqli->close();
-?>
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
    <para>&style.oop; when extending mysqli class</para>
@@ -266,30 +248,20 @@ $mysqli->close();
 <?php
 
 class foo_mysqli extends mysqli {
-    public function __construct($host, $user, $pass, $db) {
+    public function __construct($host, $user, $pass, $db)
+    {
         parent::__construct();
 
-        if (!parent::options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0')) {
-            die('Setting MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND failed');
-        }
-
-        if (!parent::options(MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 5)) {
-            die('Setting MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT failed');
-        }
+        parent::options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0');
+        parent::options(MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 5);
 
-        if (!parent::real_connect($host, $user, $pass, $db)) {
-            die('Connect Error (' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') '
-                    . mysqli_connect_error());
-        }
+        parent::real_connect($host, $user, $pass, $db, null, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_COMPRESS|MYSQLI_CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS);
     }
 }
 
 $db = new foo_mysqli('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'my_db');
 
 echo 'Success... ' . $db->host_info . "\n";
-
-$db->close();
-?>
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
    <para>&style.procedural;</para>
@@ -297,28 +269,15 @@ $db->close();
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 
+mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
 $link = mysqli_init();
-if (!$link) {
-    die('mysqli_init failed');
-}
 
-if (!mysqli_options($link, MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0')) {
-    die('Setting MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND failed');
-}
+mysqli_options($link, MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0');
+mysqli_options($link, MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 5);
 
-if (!mysqli_options($link, MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 5)) {
-    die('Setting MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT failed');
-}
-
-if (!mysqli_real_connect($link, 'localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'my_db')) {
-    die('Connect Error (' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') '
-            . mysqli_connect_error());
-}
+mysqli_real_connect($link, 'localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'my_db', null, null, MYSQLI_CLIENT_COMPRESS|MYSQLI_CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS);
 
 echo 'Success... ' . mysqli_get_host_info($link) . "\n";
-
-mysqli_close($link);
-?>
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
    &examples.outputs;