AIX 5.3 configure error undefined symbol .mysql_close and .mysql_error

["Bart McPherson" <b.mcpherson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm trying to build PHP 5.2.5 on AIX 5.3 (for Sun One web server 6.1 sp8)
Here's the config statement I'm using.
../configure --with-nsapi=/usr/local/WebServer --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql 
\
--with-openssl=/opt/freeware --enable-force-cgi-redirect \
--with-gettext --with-libxml-dir=/opt/freeware/lib \
--with-gd=/opt/freeware --enable-gd-native-ttf --with-jpeg-dir=/opt/freeware 
\
--with-freetype-dir=/opt/freeware --with-zlib

I have also tried the following with the same results.
CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/freeware/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/mysql/lib \
../configure --with-nsapi=/usr/local/WebServer --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql 
\
--with-openssl=/opt/freeware --enable-force-cgi-redirect \
--with-gettext --with-libxml-dir=/opt/freeware/lib \
--with-gd=/opt/freeware --enable-gd-native-ttf --with-jpeg-dir=/opt/freeware 
\
--with-freetype-dir=/opt/freeware --with-zlib
....
checking for MySQL support... yes
checking for specified location of the MySQL UNIX socket... no
checking for MySQL UNIX socket location... no
checking for mysql_close in -lmysqlclient_r... no
checking for mysql_error in -lmysqlclient_r... no
configure: error: mysql configure failed. Please check config.log for more 
information.

Here is the end of the config.log
configure:59308: checking for MySQL support
configure:59355: checking for specified location of the MySQL UNIX socket
configure:59413: checking for MySQL UNIX socket location
configure:59604: checking for mysql_close in -lmysqlclient_r
configure:59623: gcc -o 
conftest -I/usr/include -g -O2 -pthread -I/opt/freeware/include -D_THREAD_SAFE 
 -L/usr/local/mysql/lib -L/usr/local/mys
ql/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/mysql/lib -L/opt/freeware/lib -L/opt/freeware/lib 
conftest.c -lmysqlclient_r  -lintl -lgd -lfreetype -ljpeg -lz
 -lssl -lcrypto -lm  -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm 1>&5
ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .mysql_close
ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more 
information.
collect2: ld returned 8 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 59612 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
char mysql_close();

int main() {
mysql_close()
; return 0; }
configure:59846: checking for mysql_error in -lmysqlclient_r
configure:59865: gcc -o 
conftest -I/usr/include -g -O2 -pthread -I/opt/freeware/include -D_THREAD_SAFE 
 -L/usr/local/mysql/lib -L/usr/local/mys
ql/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/mysql/lib -L/opt/freeware/lib -L/opt/freeware/lib 
 -L/usr -L/usr conftest.c -lmysqlclient_r  -lz -lintl -lgd -lf
reetype -ljpeg -lz -lssl -lcrypto -lm  -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lxml2 -lz -liconv 
 -lm 1>&5
ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .mysql_error
ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more 
information.
collect2: ld returned 8 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 59854 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
char mysql_error();

int main() {
mysql_error()
; return 0; }

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.