diff --git a/theme/chameleon/footer.html b/theme/chameleon/footer.html
index b1073132772..dd44283c711 100644
--- a/theme/chameleon/footer.html
+++ b/theme/chameleon/footer.html
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-
-</div> <!-- end div containerContent -->
-<!-- START OF FOOTER -->
-<?php global $CFG, $course; ?>
-<div id="footer">
-<?php
-    echo '<p class="helplink">';
-    echo page_doc_link(get_string('moodledocslink'));
-    echo '</p>';
-?>
-<?php echo $loggedinas ?>
-<?php echo $homelink ?>
-<!-- <p><div class="homelink"><a target="<?php echo $CFG->framename ?>" href="<?php $CFG->wwwroot ?>/course/view.php?id=<?php $course->id ?>"> <?php $course->shortname ?> </a></div></p> -->
-<p>
-<!-- <<a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&amp;ss=1&amp;uri=<?php echo urlencode(qualified_me()) ?>"><img src="<?php echo "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme" ?>/xhtml_1_0.gif" alt="XHTML Validator" /></a>
-<a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=<?php echo urlencode(qualified_me()) ?>&amp;warning=1&amp;profile=css2&amp;usermedium=all"><img src="<?php echo "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme" ?>/css.gif" alt="CSS Validator" /></a> 
-<a href="http://www.contentquality.com/mynewtester/cynthia.exe?rptmode=-1&amp;url1=<?php echo urlencode(qualified_me()) ?>"><img src="<?php echo "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme" ?>/section_508.gif" alt="Section 508 Validator" /></a> -->
-</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-</body>
-</html>
+
+</div> <!-- end div containerContent -->
+<!-- START OF FOOTER -->
+<?php global $CFG, $course; ?>
+<div id="footer">
+<?php
+  if (function_exists('page_doc_link')) {
+    echo '<p class="helplink">';
+    echo page_doc_link(get_string('moodledocslink'));
+    echo '</p>';
+  }
+?>
+<?php echo $loggedinas ?>
+<?php echo $homelink ?>
+<!-- <p><div class="homelink"><a target="<?php echo $CFG->framename ?>" href="<?php $CFG->wwwroot ?>/course/view.php?id=<?php $course->id ?>"> <?php $course->shortname ?> </a></div></p> -->
+<p>
+<!-- <<a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&amp;ss=1&amp;uri=<?php echo urlencode(qualified_me()) ?>"><img src="<?php echo "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme" ?>/xhtml_1_0.gif" alt="XHTML Validator" /></a>
+<a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=<?php echo urlencode(qualified_me()) ?>&amp;warning=1&amp;profile=css2&amp;usermedium=all"><img src="<?php echo "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme" ?>/css.gif" alt="CSS Validator" /></a> 
+<a href="http://www.contentquality.com/mynewtester/cynthia.exe?rptmode=-1&amp;url1=<?php echo urlencode(qualified_me()) ?>"><img src="<?php echo "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme" ?>/section_508.gif" alt="Section 508 Validator" /></a> -->
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>