associative array sort in php code example

Example 1: php sort by associative array value

//php 7+
usort($inventory, function ($item1, $item2) {
    return $item1['price'] <=> $item2['price'];
});

Example 2: sort array php

<?php
$fruits = array("d" => "lemon", "a" => "orange", "b" => "banana", "c" => "apple");
asort($fruits);
foreach ($fruits as $key => $val) {
    echo "$key = $val\n";
}
?>
//Would output:
c = apple
b = banana
d = lemon
a = orange

Example 3: php array sort by key value

To PHP sort array by key, you should use: 
	ksort() (for ascending order) or krsort() (for descending order). 
      
To PHP sort array by value, you will need functions:
	asort() and arsort() (for ascending and descending orders).