Corey Salzano

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  • TP-Link Deco Mesh Wifi Setup on Xfinity

    While trying to setup TP-Link Deco mesh wifi devices, I found that it was easy to plug one of the devices into my existing wifi router. The Deco creates its own wifi network, however, instead of boosting the signal where it was plugged in.

    Problem: Light Turned Red

    I tried to replace my router with the Deco, and I ran into a problem. The light turned red after creating the Wi-Fi name and password.

    Solution

    On Xfinity, the correct IPTV/VLAN settings are:

    • Turn on IPTV/VLAN
    • Connection type Dynamic IP
    • Mode Bridge

    Where to input these settings

    1. Open the Deco app
    2. Navigate to More -> Advanced -> IPTV/VLAN

    This helped me configure my TP-Link Deco Mesh W3600 devices, but may work for other wifi networks using Xfinity internet.

  • PLUGIN_CHECK_PHP_BIN constant

    The WordPress Plugin Review team released Plugin Check. They use it to scan all plugin submissions to wordpress.org, and encourage all authors to run it before uploading plugins to the directory.

    PLUGIN_CHECK_PHP_BIN Error Message

    One error asks us to create a constant:

    Cannot find the PHP Binary file, please define it using the `PLUGIN_CHECK_PHP_BIN` constant

    It’s asking for the path to PHP so it can scan plugin code. Here is some PHP code to create the constant with a sample value of “path/to/php”.

    if ( ! defined( 'PLUGIN_CHECK_PHP_BIN' ) ) {
	define( 'PLUGIN_CHECK_PHP_BIN', 'path/to/php' );
}

    How to Find the Path

    In your local environment or while logged into a remote server, use the whereis php command to reveal the path to the PHP binary. In this example from my computer, the path is not the only text output by the command:

    $ whereis php
php: /opt/homebrew/opt/[email protected]/bin/php /opt/homebrew/share/man/man1/php.1

    Where to Run the Command

    If you’re on macOS, open Terminal, type or paste the whereis php command, and press Enter.

    Define the Constant in wp-config.php

    The path is very likely to end in bin/php. Here’s what I added to wp-config.php files running on my computer:

    if ( ! defined( 'PLUGIN_CHECK_PHP_BIN' ) ) {
	define( 'PLUGIN_CHECK_PHP_BIN', '/opt/homebrew/opt/[email protected]/bin/php' );
}

    Run the Plugin Check again. If you successfully created the constant with the correct path, your Plugin Check report may be a bit longer.