recompile --with-zlib error

i have php 5.2.1 and apache2.2 installed on RedHat EL4 i compile with the frollowing and everything works great: ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --with-mysql --with-gd --with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib if i recompile with ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --with-mysql --with-gd --with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib --with-zlib all php pages on the server come up garbled. i ran make and make install and libtool --finish /opt/php-5.2.1/libs however i did not copy a new copy of the php.ini file over as i have tweaked the orig. and do not want to have to retweak it. however if this is the problem then i can make the changes. any help would be great. thanks Michael J. Humphries Network Engineer Delcomp/SOFTEK 1431 N. 26th Street Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: 906-786-3583, ext 39 Fax: 906-786-4300