diff --git a/license/2_01.txt b/license/2_01.txt
index 2bdf0457b..e87ea981f 100644
--- a/license/2_01.txt
+++ b/license/2_01.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+============= An example PHP License, version 2.01 file ============
+
+This is the original PHP License, version 2.01 which applies only to
+very old versions of PHP software (such as versions 4.0RC2 and earlier).
+
+This license is provided here for historical purposes only.
+
+This license has been superseded by the PHP License, version 3.01,
+available at <https://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt>. All new works
+using the PHP License should use the PHP License, version 3.01.
+
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
                   The PHP License, version 2.01
 Copyright (c) 1999 The PHP Group. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/license/2_02.txt b/license/2_02.txt
index 7cce155e7..984a73796 100644
--- a/license/2_02.txt
+++ b/license/2_02.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+============= An example PHP License, version 2.02 file ============
+
+This is the original PHP License, version 2.02 which applies only to
+very old versions of PHP software (such as versions 4.2.2 and earlier).
+
+This license is provided here for historical purposes only.
+
+This license has been superseded by the PHP License, version 3.01,
+available at <https://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt>. All new works
+using the PHP License should use the PHP License, version 3.01.
+
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
                   The PHP License, version 2.02
 Copyright (c) 1999 - 2002 The PHP Group. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/license/3_0.txt b/license/3_0.txt
index 16d1f57ef..a567f335d 100644
--- a/license/3_0.txt
+++ b/license/3_0.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+============= An example PHP License, version 3.0 file =============
+
+This is the original PHP License, version 3.0 which applies only to
+very old versions of PHP software (such as versions 5.1.1, 4.4.1, and
+earlier).
+
+The PHP License, version 3.0 is an Open Source Initiative approved
+license, available at <https://opensource.org/licenses/PHP-3.0>.
+
+This license has been superseded by the PHP License, version 3.01,
+available at <https://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt>. All new works
+using the PHP License should use the PHP License, version 3.01.
+
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
                   The PHP License, version 3.0
 Copyright (c) 1999 - 2006 The PHP Group. All rights reserved.