diff --git a/appendices/reserved.xml b/appendices/reserved.xml
index 49ab21a6a2..b832e3a2b8 100755
--- a/appendices/reserved.xml
+++ b/appendices/reserved.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.25 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.26 $ -->
 
  <appendix id="reserved">
   <title>List of Reserved Words</title>
@@ -827,8 +827,15 @@
     <simpara>
      An associative array consisting of the contents of
      <varname>$_GET</varname>, <varname>$_POST</varname>,
-     <varname>$_COOKIE</varname>, and <varname>$_FILES</varname>.
+     and <varname>$_COOKIE</varname>.
     </simpara>
+    
+    <note>
+     <simpara>
+      Prior to PHP 4.3.0, <varname>$_FILES</varname> information was 
+      also included into <varname>$_REQUEST</varname>.
+     </simpara>
+    </note>
 
     <simpara>
      This is a 'superglobal', or automatic global, variable. This