diff --git a/functions/mysql.xml b/functions/mysql.xml
index 12d2c4d5cd..213352e89b 100644
--- a/functions/mysql.xml
+++ b/functions/mysql.xml
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ while ($i < $cnt) {
      arguments
     </para>
     <para> 
-     See also <function>mysql_connect</function>.
+     See also <function>mysql_connect</function> and
+     <function>mysql_query</function>.
     </para>
     <para>
      For downwards
@@ -1764,6 +1765,7 @@ $result = mysql_query ("SELECT my_col FROM my_tbl")
     <para>
      See also: <function>mysql_affected_rows</function>,
      <function>mysql_db_query</function>,
+     <function>mysql_unbuffered_query</function>,
      <function>mysql_free_result</function>,
      <function>mysql_result</function>,
      <function>mysql_select_db</function>, and
@@ -1772,6 +1774,50 @@ $result = mysql_query ("SELECT my_col FROM my_tbl")
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
+  <refentry id="function.mysql-unbuffered-query">
+   <refnamediv>
+    <refname>mysql_unbuffered_query</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Send an SQL query to MySQL, without fetching and buffering the result rows</refpurpose>
+   </refnamediv>
+   <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+    <funcsynopsis>
+     <funcprototype>
+      <funcdef>int <function>mysql_unbuffered_query</function></funcdef>
+      <paramdef>string <parameter>query</parameter></paramdef>
+      <paramdef>int 
+       <parameter><optional>link_identifier</optional></parameter>
+      </paramdef>
+      <paramdef>int 
+       <parameter><optional>result_mode</optional></parameter>
+      </paramdef>
+     </funcprototype>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+    <para> 
+     <function>mysql_unbuffered_query</function> sends a SQL query to MySQL, 
+     without fetching and buffering the result rows automatically, as 
+     <function>mysql_query</function> does.
+     On the one hand, this saves a considerable amount of memory with SQL 
+     queries that produce large result sets. On the other hand, you can start 
+     working on the result set immediately after the first row has been 
+     retrieved: you don't have to wait until the complete SQL query has been 
+     performed.
+    </para>
+    <note>
+     <para>
+      The benefits of <function>mysql_unbuffered_query</function> come at a 
+      cost: You cannot use <function>mysql_num_rows</function> on a result set 
+      returned from <function>mysql_unbuffered_query</function>. You also have 
+      to fetch all result rows from an unbuffered SQL query, before you can 
+      send a new SQL query to MySQL.
+     </para>
+    </note>
+    <para>
+     See also: <function>mysql_query</function>.
+    </para>
+   </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+
   <refentry id="function.mysql-result">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>mysql_result</refname>