apxs problems...

I have apache 1.3.14 installed with mod_ssl on a fresh install of redhat 6.2 I'm trying to compile php403pl1 with the following options: ./configure --with-sybase-ct=/usr/local/sybase --without-mysql --with-apxs the ctlib-linux-elf.tar.gz library was downloaded and installed in /usr/local/sybase What I get: "error: Sorry, I cannot run apxs. Either you need to install perl or you need to pass the absolute path of apxs by using --with-apxs=/absolute/path/to/apxs" I have apxs in /usr/local/apache/bin So I do : ./configure --with-sybase-ct=/usr/local/sybase --without-mysql \ --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs What I get when the config script gets to the "checking for Apache module support via DSO through APXS..." part is a "help" message that goes as follow: Usage: apxs -g [-S var=val] -n modname apxs -q (etc) You get the general idea. After that message, I still get the message: "error: Sorry, I cannot run apxs. Either you need to install perl or you need to pass the absolute path of apxs by using --with-apxs=/absolute/path/to/apxs" I would appreciate any help with this - I've exhausted my usual support resources and am really stuck there :) Regards, Pascal Jolin