normal plugins are not working

Only Phar file plugins will work, I have a plugin made by a friend who makes plugins, and tested this plugin and worked for him and his friends, but when I start pocketmine it only loads dev tools and not "CodeRed" (the name of the plugin he created) we both noticed that its only recognizing phar files...

I am not a server owner, I am trying to get the environment setup so I can test future plugins.

 

Download the latest DevTools.

 

where can I get the latest DevTools, and dev tools is the actual only working plugin because its a phar file

 

What are the other plugins then?

 

PhP files, and the guy helping me is confused as well why it only loads phar, hes been making plugins for a year by now if longer

 

Folder files?

 

Yes

 

Update API to 3.0.0-ALPHA5

 

Is there anything on the console?

 

How do I do that? I'm just starting this stuff.

 

it only loads the phar devtools and none of the php plugin folders, and when I do makeplugin CodeRed, which I have, it says invalid name

 

change in the plugin.yml the api to 3.0.0-ALPHA5

 

but when there is no error, this is not the problem

 

do you have an plugin.yml in every plugin?

 

my guess would be that you don't have the plugin.yml in the folder for devtools to recognise it as a plugin

 

Just about to say that lol

 

The version of devtools he sent me is a phar file, does this matter?

 

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no, it doesnt matter

 

Ask him if is folder plugins has a plugin.yml

 

Also the api is 3.0.0-Alpha5