#This is a function that will sort an array...
function sort_by($array, $keyname = null, $sortby) {
$myarray = $inarray = array();
# First store the keyvalues in a seperate array
foreach ($array as $i => $befree) {
$myarray[$i] = $array[$i][$keyname];
}
# Sort the new array by
switch ($sortby) {
case 'asc':
# Sort an array and maintain index association...
asort($myarray);
break;
case 'arsort':
# Sort an array in reverse order and maintain index association
arsort($myarray);
break;
case 'natcasesor':
# Sort an array using a case insensitive "natural order" algorithm
natcasesort($myarray);
break;
}
# Rebuild the old array
foreach ( $myarray as $key=> $befree) {
$inarray[$key] = $array[$key];
}
return $inarray;
}
sort_by(); example...
$info = sort_by($myarray, 'name', $use = 'asc');
print_r($info);
