php_check_syntax Check the PHP syntax of the specified file boolphp_check_syntax stringfile_name string&error_message The php_check_syntax function performs a syntax (lint) check on the specified filename testing for scripting errors. This is similar to using php -l from the commandline. If the error_message parameter is used, it will contain the error message generated by the syntax check. error_message is passed by reference. The following example shows how this function can be used. ]]> The output of the above script could look something like this: