... PHP 4 >= 4.0.0) array_multisort -- Sort multiple or multi-dimensional arrays . ... The first array is the primary one to sort by. ... ar = array (array ("10", 100, 100, "a"), array (1, 3, "2", 1)); array_multisort ($ar[0], SORT_ASC, SORT_STRING, $ar[1], SORT_NUMERIC, SORT_DESC); . In this example, after sorting, the first array will contain 10, 100, 100, "a" (it was sorted as strings in ascending order), and the second one will contain 1, 3, "2", 1 (sorted as numbers, in descending order). ...