diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-host-info.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-host-info.xml
index 62d3b569c4..c5c4a66d3c 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-host-info.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-host-info.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 1.62 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-get-host-info">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
      <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
+    mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or
+        die("could not connect");
     printf ("MySQL host info: %s\n", mysql_get_host_info());
 ?>
 ]]>
diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-proto-info.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-proto-info.xml
index 4d1e9403bc..529a83dd31 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-proto-info.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-proto-info.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 1.62 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-get-proto-info">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
      <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
+    mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or
+        die("could not connect");
     printf ("MySQL protocol version: %s\n", mysql_get_proto_info());
 ?>
 ]]>
diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-server-info.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-server-info.xml
index 7a5e308db6..1d80b9f67c 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-server-info.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-get-server-info.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 1.96 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-get-server-info">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
      <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
+    mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or
+        die("could not connect");
     printf ("MySQL server version: %s\n", mysql_get_server_info());
 ?>
 ]]>