diff --git a/reference/mongo/configure.xml b/reference/mongo/configure.xml
index b578cda0a6..86a577c3b6 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/configure.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/configure.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extension=mongo.so
 
   <para>For driver developers and people interested in the latest bugfixes, you 
    can compile the driver from the latest source on 
-   <link xlink:href="http://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver">Github</link>.
+   <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.github;">Github</link>.
    Go to Github and click the "download" button.  Then run:
 
    <programlisting>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $ sudo make install
    
    <para>
     Precompiled binaries are available from 
-    <link xlink:href="http://www.github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/downloads">Github</link>
+    <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.github.downloads;">Github</link>
     (download the latest one with "osx" in the name that matches your version of 
     PHP).  These for use with MAMP and XAMPP, which come without the headers 
     necessary to compile the extension from scratch.  Extract mongo.so from the 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ $ phpize && aclocal && autoconf && ./configure && make && make install
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
 
-    (Thanks to <link xlink:href="http://twitter.com/riklaunim/status/5015388622">@riklaunim</link>)
+    (Thanks to <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.tweet.gentoo;">@riklaunim</link>)
    </para>
   </section>
  </section>
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ $ phpize && aclocal && autoconf && ./configure && make && make install
   <para>
    VC8 and VC9 precompiled binaries are available for thread safe and 
    non-thread-safe PHP 5.3 on 
-   <link xlink:href="http://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/downloads">Github</link>.  
+   <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.github.downloads;">Github</link>.  
    VC6 precompiled binaries are available for thread safe and non-thread-safe 
-   PHP 5.2 and 5.3 from <link xlink:href="http://downloads.php.net/pierre/">php.net</link>.
+   PHP 5.2 and 5.3 from <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.vc6;">php.net</link>.
    Unzip the archive and put php_mongo.dll in your PHP extension directory 
    ("ext" by default).
   </para>
@@ -159,28 +159,28 @@ $ phpize && aclocal && autoconf && ./configure && make && make install
   <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     <link xlink:href="http://downloads.mongodb.org/mongo-latest-php5.3vc8.zip">
+     <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.vc8;">
       PHP 5.3 VC8 Non-Thread-Safe Mongo extension
      </link>
     </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     <link xlink:href="http://downloads.mongodb.org/mongo-latest-php5.3vc8ts.zip">
+     <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.vc8ts;">
       PHP 5.3 VC8 Thread-Safe Mongo extension
      </link>
     </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     <link xlink:href="http://downloads.mongodb.org/mongo-latest-php5.3vc9.zip">
+     <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.vc9;">
       PHP 5.3 VC9 Non-Thread-Safe Mongo extension
      </link>
     </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     <link xlink:href="http://downloads.mongodb.org/mongo-latest-php5.3vc9ts.zip">
+     <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.vc9ts;">
       PHP 5.3 VC9 Thread-Safe Mongo extension
      </link>
     </para>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ extension=php_mongo.dll
   <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     <link xlink:href="http://www.vimeo.com/8005503">
+     <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.video;">
       PHP 5.3.1 with Xdebug, MongoDB and Lithium on Ubuntu 9.10 / Apache 2.2
      </link>
     </para>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ extension=php_mongo.dll
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     <link xlink:href="http://javierav.com/articulos/php/2009-10-instalando-mongodb-driver-php-en-ubuntu-9-04">
+     <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.ubuntu.9.04;">
       Installing MongoDB and the PHP driver on Ubuntu 9.04
      </link>
     </para>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ extension=php_mongo.dll
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
-     <link xlink:href="http://technosophos.com/content/os-x-installing-mongodb-and-php-mongo-driver">
+     <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.osx;">
       OS X: Installing MongoDB and the PHP Mongo Driver
      </link>
     </para>
diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml b/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml
index edbe27330b..12d2664a23 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ User 4af467e4fd543cce7b0ea8e2 had 1 sale(s).
     If you are going to be using MapReduce, Prajwal Tuladhar created an API for 
     Mongo PHP users which provides a nicer interface than the bare command.  You
     can download it from
-    <link xlink:href="http://github.com/infynyxx/MongoDB-MapReduce-PHP">Github</link>
+    <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.mapreduceapi;">Github</link>
     and there is a 
-    <link xlink:href="http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/2009/11/15/496/mapreduce-api-for-mongodb/">blog post</link> 
+    <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.mapreduceapi.blog;">blog post</link> 
     on how to use it.
    </para>
   </example>
diff --git a/reference/mongo/trouble.xml b/reference/mongo/trouble.xml
index 203a960144..cd0b661022 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/trouble.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/trouble.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <listitem>
    <para>Mailing List</para>
    <para>
-    <link xlink:href="groups.google.com/group/mongodb-user/">MongoDB's mailing list</link>
+    <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.mailinglist;">MongoDB's mailing list</link>
     is a good (and usually very fast) way to get answers to questions. 
    </para>
   </listitem>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    <para>Bug Tracker</para>
    <para>
     Found a bug?  Want a feature?  Have a question?  File it in the 
-    <link xlink:href="http://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PHP">PHP driver's bug tracker</link>.
+    <link xlink:href="&url.mongodb.jira;">PHP driver's bug tracker</link>.
    </para>
   </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>