diff --git a/reference/sqlite3/sqlite3/open.xml b/reference/sqlite3/sqlite3/open.xml
index 4b70fb6ed5..f8bb15c5a1 100644
--- a/reference/sqlite3/sqlite3/open.xml
+++ b/reference/sqlite3/sqlite3/open.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,19 @@
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-$db = new SQLite3('mysqlitedb.db');
+/**
+ * Simple example of extending the SQLite3 class and changing the __construct
+ * parameters, then using the open method to initialize the DB.
+ */
+class MyDB extends SQLite3
+{
+    function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->open('mysqlitedb.db');
+    }
+}
+
+$db = new MyDB();
 
 $db->exec('CREATE TABLE foo (bar STRING)');
 $db->exec("INSERT INTO foo (bar) VALUES ('This is a test')");