exec(php -l *); on OSX

receive_php.php

<?php 
	// Get the text from the text box
	$text = stripslashes($_POST["text"]);
	
	// Open a temporary file
	$directory = './temp';
	$prefix = 'temp_';
	$temp_filename = tempnam( $directory, $prefix );
	
	// Make sure the temp file was created
	//if ( !$temp_filename ) {
	//	$result['success'] = 'error';
	//	$result['exec'] = 'Could not open temp file.  Sorry.'
	//	$json_result = json_encode( $result );
	//	print_r( $json_result );
	//}
	
	// Save the data to the temporary file
	$temp_file = fopen( $temp_filename, 'w+' );
	fwrite( $temp_file, $text );
	fclose( $temp_file );
	
	// Execute the text
	$php_path ='/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/bin/php';
	$execute_string = $php_path . ' -l "' . $temp_filename . '"';
	$escaped_execute_string = escapeshellcmd ( $execute_string );
	
	exec( $escaped_execute_string, $output, &$return_value );
	
	// Determine success or failure
	if ( !empty( $output[0] ) ) {
		$result['syntax_check'] = 'pass';
		$result['exec'] = $output[0];
	} else {
		$result['syntax_check'] = 'fail';
		$result['exec'] = $output[1];
	}
	
	//print_r( $result['exec'] ); exit;
	
	// Remove the file
	unlink( $temp_filename );
	
	$json_result = json_encode( $result );
	
	// Return the results
	print_r( $json_result );
?>