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diff --git a/session.php b/session.php
index b04ed57..4efec20 100644
--- a/session.php
+++ b/session.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #  along with wfpl; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
 #  Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
-# you'll need this file that calles db_connect()
+# you'll need this file that calls db_connect()
 if(!isset($GLOBALS['wfpl_db_handle'])) {
 	if(file_exists('db_connect.php')) {
 		require_once('db_connect.php');
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ if(!isset($GLOBALS['wfpl_db_handle'])) {
 # and these database tables:
 # create table wfpl_sessions (id int unique auto_increment, session_key varchar(16), length int, expires int);
 # create table wfpl_session_data (id int unique auto_increment, session_id int, name varchar(100), value text);
+# run this command to install/clear the tables:
+#   mysql DATABASE_NAME < code/wfpl/examples/session.sql
+# note: you may need these parameters for mysql:  -u USERNAME -p
 
 # GLOSSARY
 #
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ function session_new($length = 86400) {
 	$GLOBALS['session_key'] = $session_key;
 	$_REQUEST['session_key'] = $session_key; #just in case someone calls session_exists() after session_new()
 	session_touch($length);
+	return $GLOBALS['session_key'];
 }
 
 # call to renew the timeout for the session.