diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml
index cc5e6373aa..a3a11a9a34 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-connect.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/mysql.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-connect">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>
         new_link
        </parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>
+        client_flags
+      </parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      Returns a MySQL link identifier on success, or &false; on failure.
@@ -60,13 +63,19 @@
      returned. The <parameter>new_link</parameter> parameter modifies this 
      behavior and makes <function>mysql_connect</function> always open 
      a new link, even if <function>mysql_connect</function> was called 
-     before with the same parameters.
+     before with the same parameters. The <parameter>client_flags</parameter>
+     parameter can be a combination of the constants MYSQL_CLIENT_SSL, 
+     MYSQL_CLIENT_COMPRESS, MYSQL_CLIENT_IGNORE_SPACE or MYSQL_CLIENT_INTERACTIVE.
     </para>
     <note>
      <para>
       The <parameter>new_link</parameter> parameter became available 
       in PHP 4.2.0
      </para>
+     <para>
+      The <parameter>client_flags</parameter> parameter became available in 
+      PHP 4.3.0
+     </para>
     </note>
     <para>
      The link to the server will be closed as soon as the execution of
diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-pconnect.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-pconnect.xml
index 8fc93cd34d..6a596f19d5 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-pconnect.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-pconnect.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/mysql.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-pconnect">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
        </parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>username</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>password</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>client_flags</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      Returns a positive MySQL persistent link identifier on success,
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@
      'localhost:3306', <parameter>username</parameter> = name of the
      user that owns the server process and
      <parameter>password</parameter> = empty password.
+     The <parameter>client_flags</parameter>
+     parameter can be a combination of the constants MYSQL_CLIENT_SSL, 
+     MYSQL_CLIENT_COMPRESS, MYSQL_CLIENT_IGNORE_SPACE or MYSQL_CLIENT_INTERACTIVE.
     </para>
     <para>
      The <parameter>server</parameter> parameter can also include a port
@@ -62,6 +66,10 @@
      open for future use (<function>mysql_close</function> will not
      close links established by <function>mysql_pconnect</function>).
     </para>
+    <para>
+     The optional <parameter>client_flags</parameter> parameter became
+     available in PHP 4.3.0.
+    </para>
     <para>
      This type of link is therefore called 'persistent'.
     </para>