diff --git a/general/prog/php.xml b/general/prog/php.xml
index 1afb453c71..6a7fdd905a 100644
--- a/general/prog/php.xml
+++ b/general/prog/php.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
             --enable-exif \
             --enable-ftp \
             --with-gettext \
-            --with-iconv \
             --enable-mbstring \
             --with-ncurses \
             --with-readline \
@@ -181,7 +180,54 @@ cp -v php.ini-recommended /etc/php.ini</userinput></screen>
     </note>
 
   </sect2>
+  <sect2 role="commands">
+      <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
+      <para><parameter>--with-apxs2</parameter>: This parameter
+      builds the Apache 2.0 module.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--with-config-file-path=/etc</parameter>: This parameter
+      puts the <filename>php.ini</filename> configuration file in <filename
+      class='directory'>/etc</filename>.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--with-zlib</parameter>: This parameter adds 
+      support for zlib compression.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--enable-bcmath</parameter>: Enables bc style
+      precision math functions.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--with-bz2</parameter>: Add support for bz2
+      compression functions.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--enable-calendar</parameter>: This parameter
+      provides support for calendar conversion.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--enable-dba</parameter>: This parameter enables
+      numerous databse support including Berkeley DB functions.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--enable-exif</parameter>: Enables functions
+      to access metadata from images.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--enable-ftp</parameter>: This parameter
+      enables ftp functions.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--with-gettext</parameter>: Enables functions
+      that use gettext text translation.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--enable-mbstring</parameter>: This parameter
+      enables multibyte string support.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--with-ncurses</parameter>: Provides ncurses
+      terminal independent cursor handling.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--with-readline</parameter>: This parameter
+      enables command line readline supoprt.</para>
+
+      <para><parameter>--disable-libxml</parameter>: This parameter
+      disables xml support functions.</para>
+
+  </sect2>
+                    
   <sect2 role="configuration">
     <title>Configuring PHP</title>