diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-fetch-assoc.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-fetch-assoc.xml
index f7b0ee5ebc..93cd0f1e9e 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-fetch-assoc.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-fetch-assoc.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/mysql.xml, last change in rev 1.45 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-fetch-assoc">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -42,28 +42,61 @@
      provides a significant added value.
     </para>
     <example>
-     <title><function>mysql_fetch_assoc</function></title>
+     <title>An expanded <function>mysql_fetch_assoc</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-    mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password");
-    mysql_select_db("mydb");
-    $query = "select * from table";
-    $result = mysql_query($query);
-    while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
-        echo $row["user_id"];
-        echo $row["fullname"];
+
+    $conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password");
+    
+    if (!$conn) {
+        echo "Unable to connect to DB: " . mysql_error();
+        exit;
     }
+    
+    if (!mysql_select_db("mydbname")) {
+        echo "Unable to select mydb: " . mysql_error();
+        exit;
+    }
+    
+    $sql = "SELECT id as userid, fullname, userstatus 
+            FROM   sometable
+            WHERE  userstatus = 1";
+
+    $result = mysql_query($sql);
+
+    if (!$result) {
+        echo "Could not successfully run query ($sql) from DB: " . mysql_error();
+        exit;
+    }
+    
+    if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {
+        echo "No rows found, nothing to print so am exiting";
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    // While a row of data exists, put that row in $row as an associative array
+    // Note: If you're expecting just one row, no need to use a loop
+    // Note: If you put extract($row); inside the following loop, you'll
+    //       then create $userid, $fullname, and $userstatus
+    while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
+        echo $row["userid"];
+        echo $row["fullname"];
+        echo $row["userstatus"];
+    }
+	    
     mysql_free_result($result);
+
 ?>
 ]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
     <para>
-     For further details, see also
+     See also 
      <function>mysql_fetch_row</function>,
-     <function>mysql_fetch_array</function> and
-     <function>mysql_query</function>.
+     <function>mysql_fetch_array</function>,
+     <function>mysql_query</function>, and
+     <function>mysql_error</function>.
     </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>