diff --git a/reference/datetime/dateperiod.xml b/reference/datetime/dateperiod.xml
index a30f2164ce..739c49f4f7 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/dateperiod.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/dateperiod.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
   <section xml:id="dateperiod.intro">
    &reftitle.intro;
    <para>
-    Representation of date period.
+    Represents a date period.
+   </para>
+   <para>
+    A date period allows iteration over a set of dates and times, recurring at
+    regular intervals, over a given period.
    </para>
   </section>
 <!-- }}} -->
diff --git a/reference/datetime/dateperiod/construct.xml b/reference/datetime/dateperiod/construct.xml
index 0b2ede37ca..5d41a565b6 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/dateperiod/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/dateperiod/construct.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="dateperiod.construct" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>DatePeriod::__construct</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Creates new DatePeriod object</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Creates a new DatePeriod object</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>options</parameter></methodparam>
   </constructorsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Creates new DatePeriod object.
+   Creates a new DatePeriod object.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
      <term><parameter>start</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Start date.
+       The start date of the period.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
      <term><parameter>interval</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Interval.
+       The interval between recurrences within the period.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
      <term><parameter>recurrences</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Number of recurrences.
+       The number of recurrences.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
      <term><parameter>end</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       End date.
+       The end date of the period.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
      <term><parameter>isostr</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       String containing the ISO interval.
+       An ISO 8601 repeating interval specification.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@
      <term><parameter>options</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Can be set to <constant>DatePeriod::EXCLUDE_START_DATE</constant>.
+       Can be set to <constant>DatePeriod::EXCLUDE_START_DATE</constant> to
+       exclude the start date from the set of recurring dates within the
+       period.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -89,6 +91,80 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title>DatePeriod example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$start = new DateTime('2012-07-01');
+$interval = new DateInterval('P7D');
+$end = new DateTime('2012-07-31');
+$recurrences = 4;
+$iso = 'R4/2012-07-01T00:00:00Z/P7D';
+
+// All of these periods are equivalent.
+$period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $recurrences);
+$period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
+$period = new DatePeriod($iso);
+
+// By iterating over the DatePeriod object, all of the
+// recurring dates within that period are printed.
+foreach ($period as $date) {
+    echo $date->format('Y-m-d')."\n";
+}
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+2012-07-01
+2012-07-08
+2012-07-15
+2012-07-22
+2012-07-29
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title>DatePeriod example with <constant>DatePeriod::EXCLUDE_START_DATE</constant></title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$start = new DateTime('2012-07-01');
+$interval = new DateInterval('P7D');
+$end = new DateTime('2012-07-31');
+
+$period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end,
+                         DatePeriod::EXCLUDE_START_DATE);
+
+// By iterating over the DatePeriod object, all of the
+// recurring dates within that period are printed.
+// Note that, in this case, 2012-07-01 is not printed.
+foreach ($period as $date) {
+    echo $date->format('Y-m-d')."\n";
+}
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+2012-07-08
+2012-07-15
+2012-07-22
+2012-07-29
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
 
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