private static function create_files() {
		// Bypass if filesystem is read-only and/or non-standard upload system is used.
		if ( apply_filters( 'woocommerce_install_skip_create_files', false ) ) {
			return;
		}

		// Install files and folders for uploading files and prevent hotlinking.
		$upload_dir      = wp_get_upload_dir();
		$download_method = get_option( 'woocommerce_file_download_method', 'force' );

		$files = array(
			array(
				'base'    => $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/woocommerce_uploads',
				'file'    => 'index.html',
				'content' => '',
			),
			array(
				'base'    => WC_LOG_DIR,
				'file'    => '.htaccess',
				'content' => 'deny from all',
			),
			array(
				'base'    => WC_LOG_DIR,
				'file'    => 'index.html',
				'content' => '',
			),
			array(
				'base'    => $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/woocommerce_uploads',
				'file'    => '.htaccess',
				'content' => 'redirect' === $download_method ? 'Options -Indexes' : 'deny from all',
			),
		);

		foreach ( $files as $file ) {
			if ( wp_mkdir_p( $file['base'] ) && ! file_exists( trailingslashit( $file['base'] ) . $file['file'] ) ) {
				$file_handle = @fopen( trailingslashit( $file['base'] ) . $file['file'], 'wb' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged, WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_read_fopen
				if ( $file_handle ) {
					fwrite( $file_handle, $file['content'] ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_read_fwrite
					fclose( $file_handle ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_read_fclose
				}
			}
		}

		// Create attachment for placeholders.
		self::create_placeholder_image();
	}