Redhat 7.3 install help.

Hi guys, I am new to the list. I have built php a few times before but I have not run into anything this strange. I am building php on a RH 7.3 with mysql for a Virtual Domain server. Here is my configure line: ./configure --with-apxs=/etc/httpd/bin/apxs --enable-force-cgi-redirect --disable-debug --enable-pic --disable-rpath --enable-inline-optimization --with-gd --enable-dbase --enable-gd-native-ttf --with-gdbm --with-gettext --with-regex=system --with-ttf --with-xml --with-zlib --enable-bcmath --enable-debugger --enable-ftp --enable-sockets --enable-track-vars --enable-trans-sid --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql-3.23.51 --with-cybercash=/usr/local/cybercash/mck-3.2.0.6-i586-pc-linux-gnulibc 2.1 --disable-posix-threads --with-curl --with-mcrypt --with-jpeg --with-png --with-openssl nothing outta the ordinary. The configure is fine when I go to do a make I get this error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient I know about the ld.so.conf file, but look: locate mysqlclient /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.10.0.0 /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.10 /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.la /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.a and: /usr/kerberos/lib /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51/lib I even put /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51/lib/mysql in ther because I was desparate. I have run /sbin/ldconfig even with a -v option and I can see it loading. But the error still comes up. Anyone know what I am missing?? Thanks, Chad