diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-name.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-name.xml
index bdb0dd110d..1c24c4ce2b 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-name.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-name.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.mysql-db-name" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>mysql_db_name</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Get result data</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Retrieves database name from the call to <function>mysql_list_dbs</function></refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-query.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-query.xml
index ca370298a1..2b6b7bdb3a 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-query.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-db-query.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.mysql-db-query" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>mysql_db_query</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Send a MySQL query</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Selects a database and executes a query on it</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">