make [sapi/cli/php] Error 1

Searched the lists for this but could not find anything that seem to help.

I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction..

CentOS 4.7
Apache 2.0.59
PHP 5.2.8

Configure line used:

./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --with-mysql 
--prefix=/usr/local/apache/php 
--with-config-file-path=/usr/local/apache/php 
--enable-force-cgi-redirect --disable-cgi --with-zlib --with-gettext 
--with-gdbm

During the Configure output I see:

checking for CLI build... yes

..don't see any other references to sapi or cli in configure output..


make returns error

In function `zm_startup_mysql':
/usr/local/src/php-5.2.8/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c:405: undefined reference 
to `mysql_server_init'
ext/mysql/.libs/php_mysql.o(.text+0x323): In function `zm_shutdown_mysql':
/usr/local/src/php-5.2.8/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c:426: undefined reference 
to `mysql_server_end'
ext/mysql/.libs/php_mysql.o(.text+0x172a): In function 
`zif_mysql_set_charset':
/usr/local/src/php-5.2.8/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c:1120: undefined reference 
to `mysql_set_character_set'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [sapi/cli/php] Error 1

(I also completely deleted the ../src/php-5.2.8 and started from scratch 
twice to make sure I did not farkle something in my earlier attempts..)

Hopefully I have included enough information...

any pointers would be appreciated...

John..