diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml b/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml
index dcbbe65db1..3f8bfe1038 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongodb/command.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
    There's a command for that.  Need to turn up logging?  You get the idea.
   </para>
   <para>
-   This method is identical to running:
+   This method is identical to the function:
    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 
-$db->selectCollection('$cmd')->findOne($data);
+public function command($data) {
+    return $this->selectCollection('$cmd')->findOne($data);
+}
 
 ?>
 ]]>
diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongodb/construct.xml b/reference/mongo/mongodb/construct.xml
index dc9c49bed1..7c9aac0676 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongodb/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongodb/construct.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,42 @@
    <methodparam><type>Mongo</type><parameter>conn</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>name</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
+  <para>
+   This method is not meant to be called directly.  The preferred way to create 
+   an instance of MongoDB is through <function>Mongo::__get</function> or 
+   <function>Mongo::selectDB</function>.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   If you're ignoring the previous paragraph and want to call it directly you 
+   can do so:
+  </para>
+  <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$m = new Mongo();
+$db = new MongoDB($m, 'mydbname');
+
+?>
+]]>
+  </programlisting>
+  <para>
+   But don't.  Isn't this much nicer:
+  </para>
+  <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$m = new Mongo();
+$db = $m->mydbname;
+
+// or, if the name contains weird characters:
+
+$db = $m->selectDB('my,db:name');
+
+?>
+]]>
+  </programlisting>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 role="parameters">