You can only handle runtime errors with a custom error handler. The echo "foo error in your example happens when parsing (i.e. Reading in) the source.
Since PHP can not fully parse the code, it can also not run your error handler on this error.
If You're forced to test if syntax is correct, You can use php_check_syntax function, with filename parameter PHP Manual php_check_syntax.
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