LibMcrypt Linking Problem

Hi everyone, I am trying to recompile php with mcrypt and I downloaded libmcrypt, and ran the configure script, did a make, a make test (no errors), and a make install. Then I tried to do the same with mcrypt and I got the following error: *** Could not run libmcrypt test program, checking why... *** The test program compiled, but did not run. This usually means *** that the run-time linker is not finding LIBMCRYPT or finding the wrong *** version of LIBMCRYPT. If it is not finding LIBMCRYPT, you'll need to set your *** LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, or edit /etc/ld.so.conf to point *** to the installed location Also, make sure you have run ldconfig if that *** is required on your system *** *** If you have an old version installed, it is best to remove it, although *** you may also be able to get things to work by modifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH *** configure: error: *** libmcrypt was not found I tried adding "/usr/local/bin" to the "/etc/ld.so.conf " file since that is where the INSTALL file said the executable is usually installed. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance, John