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sort multidimensional arrays by field specified.
specify the key by which you want your multiarray sorted.
<?php
// demo array to sort
$latest_array = array(
array('news','1234567890','sdf','asdpojq'),
array('news','1234567892','uruy','xbuqiwpo'),
array('comment','1234567893','fghj','mjktyu'),
array('article','1234567891','cvmo','pjklgg'),
array('news','1234567894','qwenb','asbhtyhj'),
);
$sort_field = 3; // enter the number of field to sort
// compare function
function cmpi($a, $b)
{
global $sort_field;
return strcmp($a[$sort_field], $b[$sort_field]);
}
// do the array sorting
usort($latest_array, 'cmpi');
// demo output
echo '<pre>';
print_r($latest_array);
echo '</pre>';
?>
learn more about some of the PHP functions used in this snippet: array, echo, function, glob, global, key, print, print_r, return, sort, strcmp, usort
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