parse error in arry sort of keys

Question

I am getting an error saying

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /home/ajayi/public_html/html/arrays.php on line 14

When I added the sort is when I started getting the error. What I am trying to do is have the names of the fruits sorted in alphabetical order.

this is my code...

$myArray = array('0' => 'tangerine' , '1' => 'orange' , '2' => 'kiwi', '3' => 'strawberry' , '4' => 'banana', '5' => 'grape', '6' => 'pear' , '7'=> 'apple');

echo "<table border ='2px black solid'>";
for ($x = 0; $x < 8; $x++){
echo "<tr>";
for($y = 0; $y < 10; $y++){
echo "<td>".sort($myArray)[$x][$y]."</td>";
}
echo "</tr>";
}
echo"</table>";

And sorting the array every iteration is also highly inefficient — Mark Baker, Apr 17 '17 at 18:02
The reason for the parse error is because you're trying to index a function call. See http://stackoverflow.com/a/29505827/1491895 — Barmar, May 07 '17 at 16:13

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 17 '17 at 18:20

I have changed the position of the sort line so that the sort line is only called one time. (See comment of "Mark Baker"). The echo of the array value is still present on the original location.

$myArray = array('0' => 'tangerine' , '1' => 'orange' , '2' => 'kiwi', '3' => 'strawberry' , '4' => 'banana', '5' => 'grape', '6' => 'pear' , '7'=> 'apple');

sort($myArray);
echo "<table border ='2px black solid'>";
for ($x = 0; $x < 8; $x++){
    echo "<tr>";
    for($y = 0; $y < 10; $y++){
         echo "<td>" . $myArray[$x][$y] . "</td>";
    }
    echo "</tr>";
}
echo"</table>";

parse error in arry sort of keys

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