diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-set-charset.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-set-charset.xml
index a6e1c3b4f4..15e5157e3b 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-set-charset.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-set-charset.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    &mysql.alternative.note;
    <simplelist role="alternatives">
     <member><function>mysqli_character_set_name</function></member>
-    <member><methodname phd:args="PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET NAMES utf8'">PDO::setAttribute</methodname></member>
+    <member>PDO: Add <literal>charset</literal> to the connection string, such as <literal>charset=utf8</literal></member>
    </simplelist>
   </sidebar>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   <para>
    <simplelist>
     <member><function>mysql_client_encoding</function></member>
+    <member><link linkend="mysqlinfo.concepts.charset">Setting character sets in MySQL</link></member>
     <member><link xlink:href="&url.mysql.charsets;">List of character sets that MySQL supports</link></member>
    </simplelist>
   </para>