recompile --with-zlib error

[MHumphries@xxxxxxxxxxx]

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