PHP Sort Array By SubArray Value

Question

I've got the following structue of array:

Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [configuration_id] => 10
                    [id] => 1
                    [optionNumber] => 3
                    [optionActive] => 1
                    [lastUpdated] => 2010-03-17 15:44:12
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [configuration_id] => 9
                    [id] => 1
                    [optionNumber] => 2
                    [optionActive] => 1
                    [lastUpdated] => 2010-03-17 15:44:12
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [configuration_id] => 8
                    [id] => 1
                    [optionNumber] => 1
                    [optionActive] => 1
                    [lastUpdated] => 2010-03-17 15:44:12
                )
    )

What's the best way for order the array, in an incremental way based on the optionNumber?

So the results look like:

Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [configuration_id] => 8
                    [id] => 1
                    [optionNumber] => 1
                    [optionActive] => 1
                    [lastUpdated] => 2010-03-17 15:44:12
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [configuration_id] => 9
                    [id] => 1
                    [optionNumber] => 2
                    [optionActive] => 1
                    [lastUpdated] => 2010-03-17 15:44:12
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [configuration_id] => 10
                    [id] => 1
                    [optionNumber] => 3
                    [optionActive] => 1
                    [lastUpdated] => 2010-03-17 15:44:12
                )
    )

Answer 1

Use usort.

function cmp_by_optionNumber($a, $b) {
  if ($a["optionNumber"] == $b["optionNumber"]) return 0;
  if ($a["optionNumber"] > $b["optionNumber"]) return 1;
  return -1;
}

...

usort($array, "cmp_by_optionNumber");

Answer 2

Use usort

 usort($array, 'sortByOption');
 function sortByOption($a, $b) {
   return strcmp($a['optionNumber'], $b['optionNumber']);
 }