diff --git a/src/bin/vip-db-phpmyadmin.ts b/src/bin/vip-db-phpmyadmin.ts
index d08f3b000..c21d7ec6c 100755
--- a/src/bin/vip-db-phpmyadmin.ts
+++ b/src/bin/vip-db-phpmyadmin.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import { makeCommandTracker } from '../lib/tracker';
 
 const examples = [
 	{
-		usage: 'vip db phpmyadmin @mysite.develop',
-		description: 'Open PhpMyAdmin console for the database of the @mysite.develop environment',
+		usage: 'vip @example-app.develop db phpmyadmin',
+		description:
+			"Generate access to a read-only phpMyAdmin web interface for the environment's database.",
 	},
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/bin/vip-db.ts b/src/bin/vip-db.ts
index 8bf650f68..2e3d75d12 100755
--- a/src/bin/vip-db.ts
+++ b/src/bin/vip-db.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ import command from '../lib/cli/command';
 import { trackEvent } from '../lib/tracker';
 
 void command( { usage: 'vip db' } )
-	.command( 'phpmyadmin', 'Open PhpMyAdmin console for your application database' )
+	.command(
+		'phpmyadmin',
+		'Generate access to a read-only phpMyAdmin web interface for an environment database.'
+	)
 	.example(
-		'vip db phpmyadmin @mysite.develop',
-		'Open PhpMyAdmin console for your database of the @mysite.develop environment'
+		'vip @example-app.develop db phpmyadmin',
+		"Generate access to a read-only phpMyAdmin web interface for the environment's database."
 	)
 	.argv( process.argv, async () => {
 		await trackEvent( 'vip_db_command_execute' );
diff --git a/src/bin/vip.js b/src/bin/vip.js
index 695bb0506..4ed98db55 100755
--- a/src/bin/vip.js
+++ b/src/bin/vip.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const runCmd = async function () {
 		.command( 'logs', 'Get logs from your VIP applications' )
 		.command( 'search-replace', 'Perform search and replace tasks on files' )
 		.command( 'slowlogs', 'Get slowlogs from your VIP applications' )
-		.command( 'db', 'Run operations on your VIP application database' )
+		.command( 'db', "Access an environment's database." )
 		.command( 'sync', 'Sync production to a development environment' )
 		.command( 'whoami', 'Display details about the currently logged-in user' )
 		.command( 'validate', 'Validate your VIP application and environment' )