diff --git a/chapters/install.configure.xml b/chapters/install.configure.xml
index 0f5ce72825..6ed22ac581 100644
--- a/chapters/install.configure.xml
+++ b/chapters/install.configure.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <sect1 id="install.configure">
- <title>Complete list of configure options</title>
+ <title>Miscellaneous configure options</title>
+ <para>
+  Below is a partial list of configure options used by the PHP
+  <filename>configure</filename> scripts when compiling in Unix-like
+  environments.  Most configure options are listed in their appropriate
+  locations and not here.  For a complete up-to-date list of configure
+  options, run <command>./configure --help</command> in your PHP source
+  directory after running <command>autoconf</command> (see also the
+  <link linkend="installation">Installation chapter</link>).  You may also
+  be interested in reading the
+  <ulink url="&url.gnu.configure;">GNU configure</ulink> documentation for
+  information on additional <command>configure</command> options such as
+  <literal>--prefix=PREFIX</literal>.
+ </para>
+ 
  <note>
   <para>
    These are only used at compile time. If you want to alter PHP's
@@ -10,27 +24,6 @@
   </para>
  </note>
 
- <para>
-  The following is a complete list of options supported by PHP 4 
-  <filename>configure</filename> scripts (as of 4.1.0), used when
-  compiling in Unix-like environments. Some are available in PHP 3,
-  some in PHP 4, and some in both. This is not noted yet. 
-
-<!-- There are many options
-  the names of which have changed between PHP 3 and PHP 4, but which
-  accomplish the same things. These entries are cross-referenced to
-  each other, so if you have a problem getting your PHP 3-era
-  configuration options to work, check here to see whether the names
-  have changed.
--->
- </para>
- <para>
-  There are general configuration options for the <command>configure</command>
-  script, consult the appropriate manual pages for GNU
-  <command>autoconf</command> or use the command 
-  <command>configure --help</command> for a full, up-to-date list.
- </para>
-
  <itemizedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>