diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-select-db.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-select-db.xml
index a0f6af56da..fd5ad15f4d 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-select-db.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-select-db.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 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-select-db">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@
      Every subsequent call to <function>mysql_query</function> will be
      made on the active database.
     </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title><function>mysql_select_db</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$lnk = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password')
+       or die ('Not connected : ' . mysql_error());
+
+// make foo the current db
+mysql_select_db('foo', $lnk) or die ('Can\'t use foo : ' . mysql_error());
+
+?>
+]]>
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
     <para>
      See also
      <function>mysql_connect</function>,