Bail out a plugin activation, even before the plugin file is loaded

wp-bail-out-plugin-activation.php

<?php

/**
 * Bail out a plugin activation, even before the plugin file is loaded.
 * Using this hook will prevent any PHP fatal error, because of any defined constants, class names or functions.
 */
function bail_out_standalone_plugin_activation( $action, $result ) {
	$plugin_name                = 'YourPluginName';
	$plugin_file_name           = '/yourpluginname.php';
	$activate_plugin_referer    = 'activate-plugin_';
	$is_activate_plugin_referer = strpos( $action, $activate_plugin_referer );
	$is_activated_routes_php    = strpos( $action, $plugin_file_name );

	if ( false !== $is_activate_plugin_referer && false !== $is_activated_routes_php  ) {
		$plugin_file      = str_replace( $activate_plugin_referer, '', $action );
		$plugin_file_path = WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $plugin_file;
		$plugin_headers   = file_exists( $plugin_file_path ) ? get_plugin_data( $plugin_file_path ) : false;

		if ( $plugin_headers && $plugin_name === $plugin_headers['Name'] ) {
			wp_redirect( admin_url( 'plugins.php?action=yourpluginname_activation_bail_out' ) );
			exit;
		}
	}
}
add_action( 'check_admin_referer', 'bail_out_standalone_plugin_activation', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Bail out a plugin from a bulk activation, even before the plugin file is loaded.
 * Using this hook will prevent any PHP fatal error, because of any defined constants, class names or functions.
 */
function bail_out_plugin_bulk_activation( $action, $result ) {
	if ( 'bulk-plugins' !== $action ) return;
	if ( ! isset( $_POST['action'] ) || 'activate-selected' !== $_POST['action'] ) return;

	$plugin_name      = 'YourPluginName';
	$plugin_file_name = '/yourpluginname.php';
	$plugins          = isset( $_POST['checked'] ) ? (array) wp_unslash( $_POST['checked'] ) : array();

	foreach ( $plugins as $key => $plugin ) {
		if ( false !== strpos( $plugin, $plugin_file_name ) ) {
			$plugin_headers = get_plugin_data( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $plugin );

			if ( $plugin_name === $plugin_headers['Name'] ) {
				unset( $_POST['checked'][ $key ] );
			}
		}
	}
}
add_action( 'check_admin_referer', 'bail_out_plugin_bulk_activation', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Bail out a plugin activation message
 */
function bail_out_plugin_activation_message() {
	$action = isset( $_GET['action'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_GET['action'] ) : false;

	if ( 'yourpluginname_activation_bail_out' === $action ) {
		?>
		<div class="notice notice-error is-dismissible">
			<p><?php _e( 'You just activating the YourPluginName plugin which are not compatible with our new plugin, 
			so we decided to bail out that action.', 'yourpluginname' ); ?></p>
		</div>		
		<?php
	}
}
add_action( 'admin_notices', 'bail_out_plugin_activation_message' );