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diff --git a/user_guide/database/configuration.html b/user_guide/database/configuration.html
index 4ef76ed14..1844aa057 100644
--- a/user_guide/database/configuration.html
+++ b/user_guide/database/configuration.html
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ $db['default']['db_debug'] = FALSE;<br />
$db['default']['cache_on'] = FALSE;<br />
$db['default']['cachedir'] = &quot;&quot;;<br />
$db['default']['char_set'] = "utf8";<br />
-$db['default']['dbcollat'] = "utf8_general_ci";</code>
+$db['default']['dbcollat'] = "utf8_general_ci";<br />
+$db['default']['swap_pre'] = "";<br />
+$db['default']['autoinit'] = TRUE;<br />
+$db['default']['stricton'] = FALSE;</code>
<p>The reason we use a multi-dimensional array rather than a more simple one is to permit you to optionally store
multiple sets of connection values. If, for example, you run multiple environments (development, production, test, etc.)
@@ -96,7 +99,10 @@ $db['test']['db_debug'] = FALSE;<br />
$db['test']['cache_on'] = FALSE;<br />
$db['test']['cachedir'] = &quot;&quot;;<br />
$db['test']['char_set'] = "utf8";<br />
-$db['test']['dbcollat'] = "utf8_general_ci";</code>
+$db['test']['dbcollat'] = "utf8_general_ci";<br />
+$db['test']['swap_pre'] = "";<br />
+$db['test']['autoinit'] = TRUE;<br />
+$db['test']['stricton'] = FALSE;</code>
<p>Then, to globally tell the system to use that group you would set this variable located in the config file:</p>
@@ -129,7 +135,10 @@ for the primary connection, but it too can be renamed to something more relevant
<li><strong>cachedir</strong> - The absolute server path to your database query cache directory.</li>
<li><strong>char_set</strong> - The character set used in communicating with the database.</li>
<li><strong>dbcollat</strong> - The character collation used in communicating with the database.</li>
-<li><strong>port</strong> - The database port number. Currently only used with the Postgres driver. To use this value you have to add a line to the database config array.<code>$db['default']['port'] = 5432;</code></li>
+<li><strong>swap_pre</strong> - A default table prefix that should be swapped with <var>dbprefix</var>. This is useful for distributed applications where you might run manually written queries, and need the prefix to still be customizable by the end user.</li>
+<li><strong>autoinit</strong> - Whether or not to automatically initialize the database.</li>
+<li><strong>stricton</strong> - TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether to force "Strict Mode" connections, good for ensuring strict SQL while developing an application.</li>
+<li><strong>port</strong> - The database port number. Currently only used with the Postgres driver. To use this value you have to add a line to the database config array.<code>$db['default']['port'] = 5432;</code>
</ul>
<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> Depending on what database platform you are using (MySQL, Postgres, etc.)