changed some code in examples from <?php to &lt;?php in the event  that a local install tries to interpret the example as code
diff --git a/user_guide/general/controllers.html b/user_guide/general/controllers.html
index f11d092..c13f218 100644
--- a/user_guide/general/controllers.html
+++ b/user_guide/general/controllers.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 
 <textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="10">
-<?php
+&lt;?php
 class Blog extends Controller {
 
 	function index()
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 		echo 'Hello World!';
 	}
 }
-?>
+?&gt;
 </textarea>
 
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 
 
 <textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="15">
-<?php
+&lt;?php
 class Blog extends Controller {
 
 	function index()
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 		echo 'Look at this!';
 	}
 }
-?>
+?&gt;
 </textarea>
 
 <p>Now load the following URL to see the <dfn>comment</dfn> function:</p>
diff --git a/user_guide/general/views.html b/user_guide/general/views.html
index a8c3d60..120e7bb 100644
--- a/user_guide/general/views.html
+++ b/user_guide/general/views.html
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 
 <textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="10">
-<?php
+&lt;?php
 class Blog extends Controller {
 
 	function index()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 		$this->load->view('blogview');
 	}
 }
-?>
+?&gt;
 </textarea>
 
 
diff --git a/user_guide/libraries/file_uploading.html b/user_guide/libraries/file_uploading.html
index a840c1e..ef8ecf1 100644
--- a/user_guide/libraries/file_uploading.html
+++ b/user_guide/libraries/file_uploading.html
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 folder:</p>
 
 
-<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="43"><?php
+<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="43">&lt;?php
 
 class Upload extends Controller {
 	
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 		}
 	}	
 }
-?></textarea>
+?&gt;</textarea>
 
 
 <h2>The Upload Folder</h2>
diff --git a/user_guide/libraries/form_validation.html b/user_guide/libraries/form_validation.html
index 684fe9b..b49117e 100644
--- a/user_guide/libraries/form_validation.html
+++ b/user_guide/libraries/form_validation.html
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 
 <p>Your controller should now look like this:</p>
 
-<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="28"><?php
+<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="28">&lt;?php
 
 class Form extends Controller {
 	
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 <p>Then add a new function called <dfn>username_check</dfn> to your controller.  Here's how your controller should now look:</p>
 
 
-<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="44"><?php
+<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="44">&lt;?php
 
 class Form extends Controller {
 	
diff --git a/user_guide/libraries/validation.html b/user_guide/libraries/validation.html
index 394be19..821e3cf 100644
--- a/user_guide/libraries/validation.html
+++ b/user_guide/libraries/validation.html
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 
 <p>Your controller should now look like this:</p>
 
-<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="28"><?php
+<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="28">&lt;?php
 
 class Form extends Controller {
 	
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 <p>Then add a new function called <dfn>username_check</dfn> to your controller.  Here's how your controller should look:</p>
 
 
-<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="44"><?php
+<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="44">&lt;?php
 
 class Form extends Controller {
 	
diff --git a/user_guide/libraries/xmlrpc.html b/user_guide/libraries/xmlrpc.html
index e329e4a..c5f3839 100644
--- a/user_guide/libraries/xmlrpc.html
+++ b/user_guide/libraries/xmlrpc.html
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 <p>Using a text editor, create a controller called <dfn>xmlrpc_client.php</dfn>.
 In it, place this code and save it to your <samp>applications/controllers/</samp> folder:</p>
 
-<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="32"><?php
+<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="32">&lt;?php
 
 class Xmlrpc_client extends Controller {
 	
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
 <p>Using a text editor, create a controller called <dfn>xmlrpc_server.php</dfn>.
 In it, place this code and save it to your <samp>applications/controllers/</samp> folder:</p>
 
-<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="30"><?php
+<textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="30">&lt;?php
 
 class Xmlrpc_server extends Controller {