diff --git a/reference/phar/Phar/webPhar.xml b/reference/phar/Phar/webPhar.xml
index a4d580dba1..326031c508 100644
--- a/reference/phar/Phar/webPhar.xml
+++ b/reference/phar/Phar/webPhar.xml
@@ -67,13 +67,14 @@
      <term><parameter>mimetypes</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       An array mapping additional file extensions to MIME type.  By default,
-       these extensions are mapped to these mime types:
+       An array mapping additional file extensions to MIME type.
+       If the default mapping is sufficient, pass an empty array.
+       By default, these extensions are mapped to these MIME types:
        <programlisting role="php">
         <![CDATA[
 <?php
 $mimes = array(
-    'phps' => 2, // pass to highlight_file()
+    'phps' => Phar::PHPS, // pass to highlight_file()
     'c' => 'text/plain',
     'cc' => 'text/plain',
     'cpp' => 'text/plain',
@@ -84,8 +85,8 @@ $mimes = array(
     'rng' => 'text/plain',
     'txt' => 'text/plain',
     'xsd' => 'text/plain',
-    'php' => 1, // parse as PHP
-    'inc' => 1, // parse as PHP
+    'php' => Phar::PHP, // parse as PHP
+    'inc' => Phar::PHP, // parse as PHP
     'avi' => 'video/avi',
     'bmp' => 'image/bmp',
     'css' => 'text/css',