diff --git a/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml b/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml
index 6caad995a1..8d0b2affa0 100644
--- a/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml
+++ b/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>str</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-
+   This function URL encodes the given string according to <link xlink:href="&url.rfc;3986">RFC 3986</link>.
   </para>
 
-  &warn.undocumented.func;
-
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@
     <term><parameter>str</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      
+      The string to be encoded.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -44,6 +42,49 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><function>curl_escape</function> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+// Create a curl handle
+$ch = curl_init();
+
+// Escape a string used as a GET parameter
+$location = curl_escape($ch, 'Hofbräuhaus / München');
+// Result: Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen
+
+// Compose an URL with the escaped string
+$url = "http://example.com/add_location.php?location={$location}";
+// Result: http://example.com/add_location.php?location=Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen
+
+// Send HTTP request and close the handle
+curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
+curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
+curl_exec($ch);
+curl_close($ch);
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="seealso">
+  &reftitle.seealso;
+  <para>
+   <simplelist>
+    <member><function>curl_unescape</function></member>
+    <member><function>urlencode</function></member>
+    <member><function>rawurlencode</function></member>
+    <member><link xlink:href="&url.rfc;3986">RFC 3986</link></member>
+   </simplelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
 
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