diff --git a/samples/tutorials/php/2.0 PHP Server programming - Stored procedures, Transactions, and UDFs/test.php b/samples/tutorials/php/2.0 PHP Server programming - Stored procedures, Transactions, and UDFs/test.php
index 68548f89..f9175ff5 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/php/2.0 PHP Server programming - Stored procedures, Transactions, and UDFs/test.php	
+++ b/samples/tutorials/php/2.0 PHP Server programming - Stored procedures, Transactions, and UDFs/test.php	
@@ -145,10 +145,14 @@ while ($row = sqlsrv_fetch_array($getProducts, SQLSRV_FETCH_ASSOC)) {
         break;
     }
     $ctr++;
-    echo $row['SalesOrderID'] . str_repeat(' ', 13) . $row['CustomerID'] . str_repeat(
-        ' ',
-        11
-    ) . $row['TotalItems'];
+    echo sprintf(
+        '%s%s%s%s%s',
+        $row['SalesOrderID'],
+        str_repeat(' ', 13),
+        $row['CustomerID'],
+        str_repeat(' ', 11),
+        $row['TotalItems']
+    );
     echo('<br/>');
     $productCount++;
 }