diff --git a/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-first-attribute.xml b/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-first-attribute.xml
index 69753816e4..9a4542606b 100644
--- a/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-first-attribute.xml
+++ b/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-first-attribute.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
 <refentry xml:id="function.ldap-first-attribute" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>ldap_first_attribute</refname>
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
    <type>string</type><methodname>ldap_first_attribute</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>result_entry_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter role="reference">ber_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Gets the first attribute in the given entry. Remaining attributes are
@@ -53,6 +52,13 @@
        <function>ldap_next_attribute</function> , which modifies that
        pointer.
       </para>
+      <note>
+       <para>
+        This parameter is no longer used as this is now handled automatically
+        by PHP. For backwards compatibility PHP will not throw an error if
+        this parameter is passed.
+       </para>
+      </note>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
@@ -67,6 +73,31 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>5.2.4</entry>
+       <entry>
+        The <parameter>ber_identifier</parameter> was removed. This
+        is now handled automatically by PHP.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-next-attribute.xml b/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-next-attribute.xml
index aec8d2f729..60ac0e78aa 100644
--- a/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-next-attribute.xml
+++ b/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-next-attribute.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
 <refentry xml:id="function.ldap-next-attribute" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>ldap_next_attribute</refname>
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
    <type>string</type><methodname>ldap_next_attribute</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>result_entry_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter role="reference">ber_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Retrieves the attributes in an entry. The first call to
@@ -47,6 +46,13 @@
       <para>
        The internal state of the pointer is maintained by this parameter.
       </para>
+      <note>
+       <para>
+        This parameter is no longer used as this is now handled automatically
+        by PHP. For backwards compatibility PHP will not throw an error if
+        this parameter is passed.
+       </para>
+      </note>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
@@ -61,6 +67,31 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>5.2.4</entry>
+       <entry>
+        The <parameter>ber_identifier</parameter> was removed. This
+        is now handled automatically by PHP.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>