What is the purpose of converting domain names into IDNA ASCII format in PHP?

Converting domain names into IDNA ASCII format in PHP is necessary when dealing with internationalized domain names (IDNs) that contain non-ASCII characters. This conversion ensures that the domain name is in a standardized format that can be processed by various systems and protocols. PHP provides functions to easily convert IDNs to their ASCII representation using the `idn_to_ascii()` function. 

// Convert domain name to IDNA ASCII format
$domain = "münchen.com";
$ascii_domain = idn_to_ascii($domain);
echo $ascii_domain; // Output: xn--mnchen-3ya.com

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