have you considered installing a local copy of php (and suitable webserver) so you can test it there?
I'd also suggest using a revision control system (subversion or git) and have pre-commit hooks to check the syntax.
It's a bit of work to set up but once it's done you'll notice a difference - just knowing how often you're changing things can be surprising.
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