PHP - detect parse errors via shutdown handler

output

Brian-Rues-MacBook-Pro:test brian$ php parse_error_1.php 

Parse error: parse error in /Users/brian/www/ratchetio-php/test/parse_error_2.php on line 2
in shutdown handler
last error:
array(4) {
  ["type"]=>
  int(4)
  ["message"]=>
  string(11) "parse error"
  ["file"]=>
  string(53) "/Users/brian/www/ratchetio-php/test/parse_error_2.php"
  ["line"]=>
  int(2)
}

parse_error_1.php

<?php
function on_shutdown() {
  echo "in shutdown handler\n";
  $last_error = error_get_last();
  echo "last error:\n";
  var_dump($last_error);
}
register_shutdown_function(on_shutdown);

require('parse_error_2.php');
?>

parse_error_2.php

<?php
$foo =;