diff --git a/docs/en/programmers/advanced-features/template-resources.xml b/docs/en/programmers/advanced-features/template-resources.xml
index 32b6139b..2dc6cb62 100644
--- a/docs/en/programmers/advanced-features/template-resources.xml
+++ b/docs/en/programmers/advanced-features/template-resources.xml
@@ -134,32 +134,20 @@ $smarty->display('file:F:/path/to/my/templates/menu.tpl');
 function db_get_template ($tpl_name, &$tpl_source, &$smarty_obj)
 {
     // do database call here to fetch your template,
-    // populating $tpl_source
-    $sql = new SQL;
-    $sql->query("select tpl_source
-                   from my_table
-                  where tpl_name='$tpl_name'");
-    if ($sql->num_rows) {
-        $tpl_source = $sql->record['tpl_source'];
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
+    // populating $tpl_source with actual template contents
+    $tpl_source = "This is the template text";
+    // return true on success, false to generate failure notification
+    return true;
 }
 
 function db_get_timestamp($tpl_name, &$tpl_timestamp, &$smarty_obj)
 {
-    // do database call here to populate $tpl_timestamp.
-    $sql = new SQL;
-    $sql->query("select tpl_timestamp
-                   from my_table
-                  where tpl_name='$tpl_name'");
-    if ($sql->num_rows) {
-        $tpl_timestamp = $sql->record['tpl_timestamp'];
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
+    // do database call here to populate $tpl_timestamp
+    // with unix epoch time value of last template modification.
+    // This is used to determine if recompile is necessary.
+    $tpl_timestamp = time(); // this example will always recompile!
+    // return true on success, false to generate failure notification
+    return true;
 }
 
 function db_get_secure($tpl_name, &$smarty_obj)