diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandler.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandler.xml
index d5982ffdec..957d3865da 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandler.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandler.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
wrap the six session save handler callbacks. By default PHP uses the files
save handler as defined by session.save_handler.
Others are provided by PHP extensions such as SQLite (as sqlite),
- Memcache (as memcache), and Memcached.
+ Memcache (as memcache), and Memcached (as Memcached).
This class can be extended, and it's methods overridden by inheritance including
diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandler/close.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandler/close.xml
index 3ec7f4fcf2..f0af8d509a 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandler/close.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandler/close.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@
Closes the current session. This function is automaticaly executed when
closing the session, or explicitly via session_write_close.
+
+ This method wraps the internal PHP save handler defined in the
+ session.save_handler ini setting that was set
+ before this handler was set by session_set_save_handler.
+
+
+ If this class is extended by inheritiance, calling the parent open method will invoke the
+ wrapper for this method and therefor invoke the associated internal callback. This allows this method to be
+ overidden and or intercepted.
+
+
+ For more information on what this method is expected to do, please refer to the documetation at SessionHandlerInterface::close.
+
diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandler/destroy.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandler/destroy.xml
index ec616258ba..db508f96d2 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandler/destroy.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandler/destroy.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
Destroys a session. Called by session_regenerate_id,
session_destroy and when session_decode fails.
+
+ This method wraps the internal PHP save handler defined in the
+ session.save_handler ini setting that was set
+ before this handler was set by session_set_save_handler.
+
+
+ For more information on what this method is expected to do, please refer to the documetation at SessionHandlerInterface::destroy.
+
diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandler/gc.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandler/gc.xml
index d711e05530..3a13efec71 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandler/gc.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandler/gc.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
based on session.gc_divisor and
session.gc_probability settings.
+
+ This method wraps the internal PHP save handler defined in the
+ session.save_handler ini setting that was set
+ before this handler was set by session_set_save_handler.
+
+
+ For more information on what this method is expected to do, please refer to the documetation at SessionHandlerInterface::gc.
+
diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandler/open.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandler/open.xml
index 2a4c3a2bec..263a04c6e3 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandler/open.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandler/open.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@
Re-initialize existing session, or creates a new one. Called from
session_start.
+
+ This method wraps the internal PHP save handler defined in the
+ session.save_handler ini setting that was set
+ before this handler was set by session_set_save_handler.
+
+
+ If this class is extended by inheritiance, calling the parent open method will invoke the
+ wrapper for this method and therefor invoke the associated internal callback. This allows this method to be
+ overidden and or intercepted and filtered.
+
+
+ For more information on what this method is expected to do, please refer to the documetation at SessionHandlerInterface::open.
+
diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandler/read.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandler/read.xml
index 393be7d5ef..0c328a709b 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandler/read.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandler/read.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@
Reads the session data from the session storage, and returns the results.
Called right after session_start.
+
+ This method wraps the internal PHP save handler defined in the
+ session.save_handler ini setting that was set
+ before this handler was set by session_set_save_handler.
+
+
+ If this class is extended by inheritiance, calling the parent read method will invoke the
+ wrapper for this method and therefor invoke the associated internal callback. This allows this method to be
+ overidden and or intercepted and filtered (for example, decrypting $data value
+ returned by the parent read method).
+
+
+ For more information on what this method is expected to do, please refer to the documetation at SessionHandlerInterface::read.
+
diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandler/write.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandler/write.xml
index e4b1cb8746..ef3a7c3fa2 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandler/write.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandler/write.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@
Writes the session data to the session storage. Called by
session_write_close, when session_register_shutdown fails, and during request shutdown.
+
+ This method wraps the internal PHP save handler defined in the
+ session.save_handler ini setting that was set
+ before this handler was set by session_set_save_handler.
+
+
+ If this class is extended by inheritiance, calling the parent write method will invoke the
+ wrapper for this method and therefor invoke the associated internal callback. This allows this method to be
+ overidden and or intercepted and filtered (for example, encrypting the $data value
+ before sending it to the parent write method).
+
+
+ For more information on what this method is expected to do, please refer to the documetation at SessionHandlerInterface::write.
+
+