diff --git a/reference/datetime/reference.xml b/reference/datetime/reference.xml
index eedddb8059..3f8c01e53e 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/reference.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,53 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.datetime">
   <title>Date and Time functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Date/time</titleabbrev>
+  <partintro>
+   <section id="datetime.intro">
+    &reftitle.intro;
+    <para>
+     You can use this functions to handle date and time.
+     This functions allow you to get date and time from the server
+     where PHP is running on. You can use this functions to format the
+     output of date and time in many different ways.
+    </para>
+    <note>
+     <simpara>
+      Please keep in mind that this functions are depending on
+      the locale settings of your server. Especially consider
+      daylight saving time settings and leap years.
+     </simpara>
+    </note>
+
+   </section>
+   
+   <section id="datetime.required">
+    &reftitle.required;
+    &no.requirement;
+   </section>
+   
+   <section id="datetime.installation">
+    &reftitle.install;
+    &no.install;
+   </section>
+   
+   <section id="datetime.runtime">
+    &reftitle.runtime;
+    &no.config;
+   </section>
+
+   <section id="datetime.resources">
+    &reftitle.resources;
+    &no.resource;
+   </section>
+   
+   <section id="datetime.constants">
+    &reftitle.constants;
+    &no.constants;
+   </section>
+   
+  </partintro>
 
 &reference.datetime.functions;