diff --git a/manifests/bindings.pp b/manifests/bindings.pp
index a9b732e..d06b542 100644
--- a/manifests/bindings.pp
+++ b/manifests/bindings.pp
@@ -1,58 +1,32 @@
-# Class: mysql::bindings
-#
-#   This class installs various bindings for mysql.
-#
-# Parameters:
-#
-# [*java_enable*]           - Boolean to determine if we should include the java bindings.
-#
-# [*perl_enable*]           - Boolean to determine if we should include the perl bindings.
-#
-# [*python_enable*]         - Boolean to determine if we should include the python bindings.
-#
-# [*ruby_enable*]           - Boolean to determine if we should include the ruby bindings.
-#
-# [*java_package_name*]     - The name of the java package containing the java connector
-#
-# [*java_package_ensure*]   - State of the java binding packages.
-#
-# [*perl_package_ensure*]   - State of the perl binding packages.
-#
-# [*perl_package_name*]     - The name of the perl mysql package to install
-#
-# [*perl_package_provider*] - The provider to use when installing the perl package.
-#
-# [*python_package_ensure*] - State of the python binding packages.
-#
-# [*python_package_name*]   - The name of the python mysql package to install
-#
-# [*ruby_ensure*]           - State of the ruby binding packages.
-#
-# [*ruby_package_name*]     - The name of the ruby mysql package to install
-#
-# [*ruby_package_provider*] - The provider to use when installing the ruby package.
-#
+# See README.md.
 class mysql::bindings (
   # Boolean to determine if we should include the classes.
   $java_enable   = false,
   $perl_enable   = false,
+  $php_enable    = false,
   $python_enable = false,
   $ruby_enable   = false,
   # Settings for the various classes.
-  $java_package_ensure   = $mysql::globals::java_package_ensure,
-  $java_package_name     = $mysql::globals::java_package_name,
-  $perl_package_ensure   = $mysql::globals::perl_package_ensure,
-  $perl_package_name     = $mysql::globals::perl_package_name,
-  $perl_package_provider = $mysql::globals::perl_package_provider,
-  $python_package_ensure = $mysql::globals::python_package_ensure,
-  $python_package_name   = $mysql::globals::python_package_name,
-  $ruby_package_ensure   = $mysql::globals::ruby_package_ensure,
-  $ruby_package_name     = $mysql::globals::ruby_package_name,
-  $ruby_package_provider = $mysql::globals::ruby_package_provider
+  $java_package_ensure     = $mysql::params::java_package_ensure,
+  $java_package_name       = $mysql::params::java_package_name,
+  $java_package_provider   = $mysql::params::java_package_provider,
+  $perl_package_ensure     = $mysql::params::perl_package_ensure,
+  $perl_package_name       = $mysql::params::perl_package_name,
+  $perl_package_provider   = $mysql::params::perl_package_provider,
+  $php_package_ensure      = $mysql::params::php_package_ensure,
+  $php_package_name        = $mysql::params::php_package_name,
+  $php_package_provider    = $mysql::params::php_package_provider,
+  $python_package_ensure   = $mysql::params::python_package_ensure,
+  $python_package_name     = $mysql::params::python_package_name,
+  $python_package_provider = $mysql::params::python_package_provider,
+  $ruby_package_ensure     = $mysql::params::ruby_package_ensure,
+  $ruby_package_name       = $mysql::params::ruby_package_name,
+  $ruby_package_provider   = $mysql::params::ruby_package_provider
 ) inherits mysql::globals {
 
   if $java_enable   { include '::mysql::bindings::java' }
   if $perl_enable   { include '::mysql::bindings::perl' }
+  if $php_enable    { include '::mysql::bindings::php' }
   if $python_enable { include '::mysql::bindings::python' }
   if $ruby_enable   { include '::mysql::bindings::ruby' }
 
diff --git a/manifests/bindings/java.pp b/manifests/bindings/java.pp
index 3ff6869..d080837 100644
--- a/manifests/bindings/java.pp
+++ b/manifests/bindings/java.pp
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
-# Class: mysql::bindings::java
-#
-# This class installs the mysql-java-connector.
-#
-# Parameters:
-#   [*package_name*]       - The name of the mysql java package.
-#   [*package_ensure*]     - Ensure state for package. Can be specified as version.
-# Actions:
-#
-# Requires:
-#
-# Sample Usage:
-#
-class mysql::bindings::java (
-  $package_ensure = $mysql::bindings::java_package_ensure,
-  $package_name   = $mysql::bindings::java_package_name
-) inherits mysql::globals {
+# Private class
+class mysql::bindings::java {
 
   package { 'mysql-connector-java':
-    ensure => $package_ensure,
-    name   => $package_name,
+    ensure   => $mysql::bindings::java_package_ensure,
+    name     => $mysql::bindings::java_package_name,
+    provider => $mysql::bindings::java_package_provider,
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/bindings/perl.pp b/manifests/bindings/perl.pp
index 7c2cb02..58c76f4 100644
--- a/manifests/bindings/perl.pp
+++ b/manifests/bindings/perl.pp
@@ -1,28 +1,10 @@
-# Class: mysql::bindings::perl
-#
-# installs the perl bindings for mysql
-#
-# Parameters:
-#   [*package_ensure*]   - Ensure state for package. Can be specified as version.
-#   [*package_name*]     - name of package
-#   [*package_provider*] - The provider to use to install the package
-#
-# Actions:
-#
-# Requires:
-#
-# Sample Usage:
-#
-class mysql::bindings::perl (
-  $package_ensure   = $mysql::bindings::perl_package_ensure,
-  $package_name     = $mysql::bindings::perl_package_name,
-  $package_provider = $mysql::bindings::perl_package_provider
-) inherits mysql::globals {
+# Private class
+class mysql::bindings::perl {
 
   package{ 'perl_mysql':
-    ensure   => $package_ensure,
-    name     => $package_name,
-    provider => $package_provider,
+    ensure   => $mysql::bindings::perl_package_ensure,
+    name     => $mysql::bindings::perl_package_name,
+    provider => $mysql::bindings::perl_package_provider,
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/bindings/php.pp b/manifests/bindings/php.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d08d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/bindings/php.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Private class: See README.md
+class mysql::bindings::php {
+
+  package { 'php-mysql':
+    ensure   => $mysql::bindings::php_package_ensure,
+    name     => $mysql::bindings::php_package_name,
+    provider => $mysql::bindings::php_package_provider,
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/manifests/bindings/python.pp b/manifests/bindings/python.pp
index 8ba5036..96a3882 100644
--- a/manifests/bindings/python.pp
+++ b/manifests/bindings/python.pp
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
-# Class: mysql::bindings::python
-#
-# This class installs the python libs for mysql.
-#
-# Parameters:
-#   [*package_ensure*] - Ensure state for package. Can be specified as version.
-#   [*package_name*]   - Name of package
-#
-# Actions:
-#
-# Requires:
-#
-# Sample Usage:
-#
-class mysql::bindings::python(
-  $package_ensure = $mysql::bindings::python_package_ensure,
-  $package_name   = $mysql::bindings::python_package_name
-) inherits mysql::globals {
+# Private class
+class mysql::bindings::python {
 
   package { 'python-mysqldb':
-    ensure => $package_ensure,
-    name   => $package_name,
+    ensure   => $mysql::bindings::python_package_ensure,
+    name     => $mysql::bindings::python_package_name,
+    provider => $mysql::bindings::python_package_provider,
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/bindings/ruby.pp b/manifests/bindings/ruby.pp
index 2e1f03b..f916f54 100644
--- a/manifests/bindings/ruby.pp
+++ b/manifests/bindings/ruby.pp
@@ -1,28 +1,10 @@
-# Class: mysql::bindings::ruby
-#
-# installs the ruby bindings for mysql
-#
-# Parameters:
-#   [*package_ensure*]   - Ensure state for package. Can be specified as version.
-#   [*package_name*]     - name of package
-#   [*package_provider*] - The provider to use to install the package
-#
-# Actions:
-#
-# Requires:
-#
-# Sample Usage:
-#
-class mysql::bindings::ruby (
-  $package_ensure   = $mysql::bindings::ruby_package_ensure,
-  $package_name     = $mysql::bindings::ruby_package_name,
-  $package_provider = $mysql::bindings::ruby_package_provider
-) inherits mysql::globals {
+# Private class
+class mysql::bindings::ruby {
 
   package{ 'ruby_mysql':
-    ensure   => $package_ensure,
-    name     => $package_name,
-    provider => $package_provider,
+    ensure   => $mysql::bindings::ruby_package_ensure,
+    name     => $mysql::bindings::ruby_package_name,
+    provider => $mysql::bindings::ruby_package_provider,
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/php.pp b/manifests/php.pp
index 0317b38..783d793 100644
--- a/manifests/php.pp
+++ b/manifests/php.pp
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
-# Class: mysql::php
-#
-# This class installs the php libs for mysql.
-#
-# Parameters:
-#   [*package_ensure*]   - Ensure state for package. Can be specified as version.
-#   [*package_name*]     - The name of package
-#
 class mysql::php(
-  $package_ensure = 'present',
-  $package_name   = $mysql::php_package_name
-) inherits mysql {
+  $package_ensure = $mysql::params::php_package_name,
+  $package_name   = $mysql::params::php_package_name,
+) inherits mysql::params {
 
-  package { 'php-mysql':
-    ensure => $package_ensure,
-    name   => $package_name,
+  notify { "mysql::php has been renamed to mysql::bindings::php and this
+  backwards compatibility shim will be removed on 01/01/2014.": }
+
+  class { 'mysql::bindings::php':
+    package_ensure => $package_ensure,
+    package_name   => $package_name,
   }
 
 }