diff --git a/language/control-structures.xml b/language/control-structures.xml
index 14039050a6..948fa65ebc 100644
--- a/language/control-structures.xml
+++ b/language/control-structures.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.118 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.119 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.control-structures">
   <title>Control Structures</title>
 
@@ -1305,6 +1305,8 @@ require ('somefile.txt');
      line on which the include occurs.  Any variables available at that line
      in the calling file will be available within the called file, from that
      point forward.
+     However, all functions and classes defined in the included file have the
+     global scope.
    </simpara>
    <para>
      <example>
diff --git a/language/functions.xml b/language/functions.xml
index 6d658228fb..9e1cf5bcd3 100644
--- a/language/functions.xml
+++ b/language/functions.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.58 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.59 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.functions">
   <title>Functions</title>
 
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ bar();
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
+   <para>
+    All functions and classes in PHP have the global scope - they can be
+    called outside a function even if they were defined inside and vice versa.
+   </para>
    <simpara>
     PHP does not support function overloading, nor is it possible to
     undefine or redefine previously-declared functions.