diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml
index 198281f752..fd337d9c46 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-stat.xml
@@ -1,44 +1,61 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/mysql.xml, last change in rev 1.62 -->
-  <refentry id="function.mysql-stat">
-   <refnamediv>
-    <refname>mysql_stat</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Get current system status</refpurpose>
-   </refnamediv>
-   <refsect1>
-    <title>Description</title>
-     <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>string</type><methodname>mysql_stat</methodname>
-      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
-     </methodsynopsis>
-    <para>
-     <function>mysql_stat</function> returns the current server status.
-    </para>
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      <function>mysql_stat</function> currently only returns status for uptime,
-      threads, queries, open tables, flush tables and queries per second. For a
-      complete list of other status variables you have to use the SHOW STATUS
-      SQL command.
-     </para>
-    </note>
-    <para>
-     <example>
-      <title><function>mysql_stat</function> example</title>
-      <programlisting role="php">
+<refentry id="function.mysql-stat">
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname>mysql_stat</refname>
+  <refpurpose>Get current system status</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsect1 role="description">
+  &reftitle.description;
+  <methodsynopsis>
+   <type>string</type><methodname>mysql_stat</methodname>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
+  </methodsynopsis>
+ <para>
+  <function>mysql_stat</function> returns the current server status.
+ </para>
+</refsect1>
+<refsect1 role="parameters">
+  &reftitle.parameters;
+  <para>
+   <variablelist>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       Link to the MySQL connection.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+   </variablelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
+  &reftitle.returnvalues;
+  <para>
+   Returns a string with the status for uptime, threads, queries, open tables, 
+   flush tables and queries per second. For a complete list of other status 
+   variables, you have to use the <literal>SHOW STATUS</literal> SQL command. 
+   If <parameter>link_identifier</parameter> is invalid, &null; is returned.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><function>mysql_stat</function> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-$link = mysql_connect('localhost', "mysql_user", "mysql_password");
+$link   = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
 $status = explode('  ', mysql_stat($link));
 print_r($status);
 ?>
 ]]>
-      </programlisting>
-      <para>
-       The above example would produce the following output:
-      </para>
-      <screen>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs.similar;
+    <screen>
 <![CDATA[
 Array
 (
@@ -52,16 +69,51 @@ Array
     [7] => Queries per second avg: 245.595
 )
 ]]>
-      </screen>
-     </example>
-    </para>
-    <para>
-     See also 
-     <function>mysql_get_server_info</function> and 
-     <function>mysql_list_processes</function>.
-    </para>
-   </refsect1>
-  </refentry>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title>Alternative <function>mysql_stat</function> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$link   = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
+$result = mysql_query('SHOW VARIABLES', $link);
+while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
+    echo $row['Variable_name'] . ' = ' . $row['Value'] . "\n";
+}
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs.similar;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+back_log = 50
+basedir = /usr/local/
+bdb_cache_size = 8388600
+bdb_log_buffer_size = 32768
+bdb_home = /var/db/mysql/
+bdb_max_lock = 10000
+bdb_logdir = 
+bdb_shared_data = OFF
+bdb_tmpdir = /var/tmp/
+...
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="seealso">
+  &reftitle.seealso;
+  <para>
+   <simplelist>
+    <member><function>mysql_get_server_info</function></member>
+    <member><function>mysql_list_processes</function></member>
+   </simplelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
 
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