5 files changed, 57 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
index f965e6166..bf7670734 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
@@ -255,14 +255,16 @@ Formats a unix timestamp so that is appears similar to this
 
 The first parameter must contain a Unix timestamp. The second parameter
 must contain a timestamp that is greater that the first timestamp. If
-the second parameter empty, the current time will be used. The most
-common purpose for this function is to show how much time has elapsed
-from some point in time in the past to now. 
+the second parameter empty, the current time will be used. The third 
+parameter is optional and limits the number of time units to display. 
+The most common purpose for this function is to show how much time has 
+elapsed from some point in time in the past to now. 
 
-.. php:method:: timespan($seconds = 1, $time = '')
+.. php:method:: timespan($seconds = 1, $time = '', $units = '')
 
 	:param integer 	$seconds: a number of seconds
 	:param string 	$time: Unix timestamp
+	:param integer 	$units: a number of time units to display
 	:returns: string
 
 Example
@@ -271,7 +273,8 @@ Example
 
 	$post_date = '1079621429';
 	$now = time();
-	echo timespan($post_date, $now);
+	$units = 2;
+	echo timespan($post_date, $now, $units);
 
 .. note:: The text generated by this function is found in the following language
 	file: language/<your_lang>/date_lang.php
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
index 4cb0cfd38..a110f3c14 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ form to contain
 	/*
 		Would produce:
 
-		<input type="text" name="username" id="username" value="johndoe" maxlength="100" size="50" style="width:50%" />
+		<input type="text" name="username" value="johndoe" id="username" maxlength="100" size="50" style="width:50%"  />
 	*/
 
 If you would like your form to contain some additional data, like
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ the tag. For example
 
 	$string = "</div></div>";
 	echo form_fieldset_close($string);
-	// Would produce: </fieldset> </div></div>
+	// Would produce: </fieldset></div></div>
 
 form_checkbox()
 ===============
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst
index 1a70af458..847f5a08b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst
@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@ cannot be resolved.
 
 ::
 
-	$directory = '/etc/passwd'; 
-	echo set_realpath($directory); // returns "/etc/passwd"  
-	$non_existent_directory = '/path/to/nowhere'; 
-	echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, TRUE); // returns an error, as the path could not be resolved  
-	echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, FALSE); // returns "/path/to/nowhere"   
-
-
+	$file = '/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini';
+	echo set_realpath($file); // returns "/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini"
+
+	$non_existent_file = '/path/to/non-exist-file.txt';
+	echo set_realpath($non_existent_file, TRUE);	// shows an error, as the path cannot be resolved
+	echo set_realpath($non_existent_file, FALSE);	// returns "/path/to/non-exist-file.txt"
+
+	$directory = '/etc/php5';
+	echo set_realpath($directory);	// returns "/etc/php5/"
+	
+	$non_existent_directory = '/path/to/nowhere';
+	echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, TRUE);	// shows an error, as the path cannot be resolved
+	echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, FALSE);	// returns "/path/to/nowhere"
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst
index 01018c61a..b1bcf2b4a 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ More info can be found there.
 do_hash()
 =========
 
-Permits you to create SHA1 or MD5 one way hashes suitable for encrypting
-passwords. Will create SHA1 by default. Examples
+Permits you to create one way hashes suitable for encrypting
+passwords. Will create SHA1 by default. See `hash_algos() <http://php.net/function.hash_algos>`_
+for a full list of supported algorithms.
 
 ::
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ passwords. Will create SHA1 by default. Examples
 	$str = do_hash($str, 'md5'); // MD5
 
 .. note:: This function was formerly named dohash(), which has been
-	deprecated in favor of `do_hash()`.
+	removed in favor of `do_hash()`.
 
 strip_image_tags()
 ==================
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
index dc70e461a..2d23fb00c 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
@@ -108,6 +108,36 @@ found in http://. Example
 	$string = "http://example.com//index.php";
 	echo reduce_double_slashes($string); // results in "http://example.com/index.php"
 
+strip_slashes()
+===============
+
+Removes any slashes from a string. Example
+
+::
+
+	$str = "Is your name O\'reilly?";
+	echo strip_slashes($str); // results in Is your name O'reilly?
+
+You can also use an array. Example
+
+::
+	
+	$str = array(
+		'question'  => 'Is your name O\'reilly?',
+		'answer' => 'No, my name is O\'connor.'
+	);
+	
+	$str = strip_slashes($str);
+	
+The above will return the following array:
+
+::
+
+	array(
+		'question'  => "Is your name O'reilly?",
+		'answer' => "No, my name is O'connor."
+	);
+
 trim_slashes()
 ==============