diff --git a/sites/default/default.settings.php b/sites/default/default.settings.php
index b8b4dbbe72f3f34e3958ee69c43c6092b77bf5cd..b3ce18509463ae7c206b9c5d7b6041d5072d6ce3 100644
--- a/sites/default/default.settings.php
+++ b/sites/default/default.settings.php
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@
  * connection should use.  This is usually the same as the name of the
  * database type, such as mysql or sqlite, but not always.  The other
  * properties will vary depending on the driver.  For SQLite, you must
- * specify a database.  For most other drivers, you must specify a username,
- * password, host, and database name.
+ * specify a database file name in a directory that is writable by the 
+ * webserver.  For most other drivers, you must specify a 
+ * username, password, host, and database name.
  *
  * Some database engines support transactions.  In order to enable
  * transaction support for a given database, set the 'transactions' key
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
  *   );
  *   $databases['default']['default'] = array(
  *     'driver' => 'sqlite',
- *     'database' => 'databasefilename',
+ *     'database' => '/path/to/databasefilename',
  *   );
  */
 $databases = array();