diff --git a/appendices/ini.xml b/appendices/ini.xml
index 6056ff6970..823f98ebc7 100644
--- a/appendices/ini.xml
+++ b/appendices/ini.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.42 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.43 $ -->
 
 <appendix id="ini">
  <title>&php.ini; directives</title>
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@
        <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
        <entry></entry>
       </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><link linkend="ini.cgi.check-shebang-line">cgi.check_shebang_line</link></entry>
+       <entry>"1"</entry>
+       <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
+       <entry>Available since PHP 5.2.0.</entry>
+      </row>
       <row>
        <entry>cgi.discard_path</entry>
        <entry>"0"</entry>
@@ -3420,6 +3426,12 @@
          <entry>&php.ini; only</entry>
          <entry></entry>
         </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>cgi.check_shebang_line</entry>
+         <entry>"1"</entry>
+         <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
+         <entry>Available since PHP 5.2.0.</entry>
+        </row>
         <row>
          <entry>cgi.fix_pathinfo</entry>
          <entry>"1"</entry>
@@ -3560,6 +3572,23 @@ include_path=".;c:\php\includes"
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       
+      <varlistentry id="ini.cgi.check-shebang-line">
+       <term>
+        <parameter>cgi.check_shebang_line</parameter>
+        <type>boolean</type>
+       </term>
+       <listitem>
+        <para>
+         Controls whether CGI PHP checks for line starting with #! (shebang) 
+		 at the top of the running script. This line might be needed if the
+		 script support running both as stand-alone script and via PHP CGI.
+		 PHP in CGI mode skips this line and ignores its content if this 
+		 directive is turned on.
+		</para>
+       </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+
       <varlistentry id="ini.cgi.fix-pathinfo">
        <term>
         <parameter>cgi.fix_pathinfo</parameter>