diff --git a/phpBB/language/lang_english.php b/phpBB/language/lang_english.php
index 42095b8285..6879d66c46 100755
--- a/phpBB/language/lang_english.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/lang_english.php
@@ -671,8 +671,8 @@ $lang['Not_available'] = "Not available";
 $lang['Database_Utilities'] = "Database Utilities";
 $lang['Restore'] = "Restore";
 $lang['Backup'] = "Backup";
-$lang['Restore_explain'] = "This will perform a full restore of all phpBB tables from a saved file. <b>WARNING</b> This will overwrite any existing data.";
-$lang['Backup_explain'] = "Here you can backup all your phpBB related data. If you have any additional custom tables in the same database with phpBB that you would like to back up as well please enter their names seperated by commas in the Additional Tables textbox below.";
+$lang['Restore_explain'] = "This will perform a full restore of all phpBB tables from a saved file. If your server supports it you may upload a gzip compressed text file and it will automatically be decompressed. <b>WARNING</b> This will overwrite any existing data.";
+$lang['Backup_explain'] = "Here you can backup all your phpBB related data. If you have any additional custom tables in the same database with phpBB that you would like to back up as well please enter their names seperated by commas in the Additional Tables textbox below. If your server supports it you may also gzip compress the file to reduce its size before download.";
 $lang['Backup_options'] = "Backup options";
 $lang['Start_backup'] = "Start Backup";
 $lang['Full_backup'] = "Full backup";