Deactivates plugins based on WP_ENV constant. Intended for use as an mu-plugin.

deactivate-plugins.php

<?php
/**
 * Deactivate plugins based environment (WP_ENV)
 *
 * Used to deactivate plugins only needed in specific environments, caching and security for example.
 *
 * @package Duanec\DeactivatePlugins
 */

namespace Duanec\DeactivatePlugins;

function deactivate( $file ) {
	if ( is_plugin_active( $file ) ) {
		deactivate_plugins( $file );
	}
}

require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php' );
switch ( WP_ENV ) {
	case 'development':

		deactivate( 'w3-total-cache/w3-total-cache.php' );
		deactivate( 'ithemes-security-pro/ithemes-security-pro.php' );

		break;

	case 'staging':

		deactivate( 'w3-total-cache/w3-total-cache.php' );

		break;

	case 'production':
	default:

		break;
}