Sorting Arrays

• sort() - Sort Array in Ascending Order
• rsort() - Sort Array in Descending Order
• asort() - Sort Array (Ascending Order), According to Value
• ksort() - Sort Array (Ascending Order), According to Key
• arsort() - Sort Array (Descending Order), According to Value
• krsort() - Sort Array (Descending Order), According to Key

sort() - Sort Array in Ascending Order

The following example sorts the elements of the $cars array in ascending alphabetical order:

	$cars = array("Volvo", "BMW", "Toyota");
	sort($cars);

rsort() - Sort Array in Descending Order

The following example sorts the elements of the $cars array in descending alphabetical order:

	$cars = array("Volvo", "BMW", "Toyota");
	rsort($cars);

asort() - Sort Array (Ascending Order), According to Value

The following example sorts an associative array in ascending order, according to the value:

	$age = array("Peter"=>"35", "Ben"=>"37", "Joe"=>"43");
	asort($age);

ksort() - Sort Array (Ascending Order), According to Key

The following example sorts an associative array in ascending order, according to the key:

	$age = array("Peter"=>"35", "Ben"=>"37", "Joe"=>"43");
	ksort($age);

arsort() - Sort Array (Descending Order), According to Value

The following example sorts an associative array in descending order, according to the value:

	$age = array("Peter"=>"35", "Ben"=>"37", "Joe"=>"43");
	arsort($age);

krsort() - Sort Array (Descending Order), According to Key

The following example sorts an associative array in descending order, according to the key:

	$age = array("Peter"=>"35", "Ben"=>"37", "Joe"=>"43");
	krsort($age);