diff --git a/reference/mongo/configure.xml b/reference/mongo/configure.xml
index 3104ab62d1..a5242bd217 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/configure.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/configure.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ $ sudo pecl install mongo
    Add the following line to your php.ini file:
    <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
 extension=mongo.so
+
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
   </para>
@@ -85,11 +87,13 @@ extension=mongo.so
 
    <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
 $ tar zxvf mongodb-mongodb-php-driver-<commit_id>.tar.gz
 $ cd mongodb-mongodb-php-driver-<commit_id>
 $ phpize
 $ ./configure
 $ sudo make install
+
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
   </para>
@@ -103,7 +107,9 @@ $ sudo make install
      1. The build will display where it is installing the PHP driver with output that looks something like:
      <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
       Installing '/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-zts-20060613/mongo.so'
+
 ]]>
      </programlisting>
 
@@ -111,9 +117,11 @@ $ sudo make install
 
      <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
       $ php -i | grep extension_dir
         extension_dir => /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-zts-20060613 =>
       /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-zts-20060613  
+
 ]]>
      </programlisting>
 
@@ -126,7 +134,9 @@ $ sudo make install
 
      <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
       extension=mongo.so
+
 ]]>
      </programlisting>
 
@@ -147,7 +157,9 @@ $ sudo make install
     following command:
     <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
 sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/pecl install mongo
+
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
    </para>
@@ -161,7 +173,9 @@ sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/pecl install mongo
     extension directory.  Add 
     <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
       extension=mongo.so
+
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
     to the php.ini file being used and restart the server.
@@ -175,7 +189,9 @@ sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/pecl install mongo
     
     <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
 $ phpize && aclocal && autoconf && ./configure && make && make install
+
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
 
@@ -191,9 +207,11 @@ $ phpize && aclocal && autoconf && ./configure && make && make install
     mongo.ini file.  Put the following in your mongo.ini file:
     <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
 extension=mongo.so
 
 ; any other mongo options you'd like (see the Runtime Configuration section) 
+
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
    </para>
@@ -271,7 +289,9 @@ extension=mongo.so
    Add the following line to your php.ini file:
    <programlisting>
 <![CDATA[
+
 extension=php_mongo.dll
+
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
   </para>
diff --git a/reference/mongo/connecting.xml b/reference/mongo/connecting.xml
index 5ecaaabe6e..2f7247846f 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/connecting.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/connecting.xml
@@ -70,4 +70,42 @@ $m = new Mongo("mongodb://${username}:${password}@localhost/blog");
   </programlisting>
  </section>
 
+ <section>
+  <title>Replica Pairs</title>
+  <para>
+   To connect to a replica pair, specify both sides of the pair.
+  </para>
+  <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$m = new Mongo("mongodb://localhost:27017,localhost:27018");
+
+?>
+]]>
+  </programlisting>
+  <para>
+   Order is irrelevant, the PHP driver will query the database servers to figure
+   out which one is master.  So long as one of them is up and master, the 
+   connection will succeed.  If neither is up or there is no master, a 
+   <classname>MongoConnectionException</classname> will be thrown.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   If the master becomes unavailable, the slave will not become master for a few
+   seconds.  During that time, the driver will not be able to perform any 
+   database operations because the master database is gone and the other 
+   database is a slave.  Thus, if you attempt to do any sort of query (including
+   "safe" operations) they will throw exceptions.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   The slave will eventually realize that the master is gone and become master 
+   itself.  At this point, the driver will make this its primary database 
+   connection and continue operating normally.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   For more information on replica pairs, see the 
+   <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.replica;">core documentation</link>.
+  </para>
+ </section>
+
 </section>