diff --git a/functions/strings.xml b/functions/strings.xml
index 0ec4789d47..0fd903b10d 100644
--- a/functions/strings.xml
+++ b/functions/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.109 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.110 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.strings">
   <title>String functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Strings</titleabbrev>
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ echo addcslashes("zoo['.']", 'z..A');
      (<literal>"</literal>), backslash (<literal>\</literal>)
      and NUL (the &null; byte).
     </para>
+    <note>
+     <para>
+      <link linkend="ini.magic-quotes-gpc">magic_quotes_gpc</link> is ON by default.
+     </para>
+    </note>
     <para>
      See also <function>stripslashes</function>, 
      <function>htmlspecialchars</function>, and