How could I sort an array by the name of the multidimensional array not the value?

Question

I have this php array:

Array ( [5] => Theme [8] => More [6] => Plugins [7] => Settings [1] => Blog [2] => Images [3] => Pages [4] => Social Media )

I need to sort it by the number of the array, so this array should be:

Array ( [1] => Blog [2] => Images [3] => Pages [4] => Social Media [5] => Theme [6] => Plugins [7] => Settings [8] => More )

How can I go about sorting this array into the outcome I need in php?

Thank you.

EDIT: I need to sort the array by the name of the multidimensional array, not the value.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '15 at 22:58

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Take a look at ksort() function:

ksort($a);
var_dump($a);

Output:

array(8) {
  [1]=>
  string(4) "Blog"
  [2]=>
  string(6) "Images"
  [3]=>
  string(5) "Pages"
  [4]=>
  string(12) "Social Media"
  [5]=>
  string(5) "Theme"
  [6]=>
  string(7) "Plugins"
  [7]=>
  string(8) "Settings"
  [8]=>
  string(4) "More"
}

Demonstration

answered Jul 14 '15 at 22:58

potashin

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Thank you, that worked a treat. Reading the PHP documentation I had an issue with the wording on the sorting functions. – Austin Collins Jul 14 '15 at 23:01
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I'll mark this as the answer when I'm allowed to. (6mins) – Austin Collins Jul 14 '15 at 23:02
@AustinCollins: You're welcome. – potashin Jul 17 '15 at 01:46

How could I sort an array by the name of the multidimensional array not the value?

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