- array_multisort: documentation ( source)
<?php
$multiArray = Array(
Array("id" => 1, "name" => "Defg"),
Array("id" => 2, "name" => "Abcd"),
Array("id" => 3, "name" => "Bcde"),
Array("id" => 4, "name" => "Cdef"));
$tmp = Array();
foreach($multiArray as &$ma)
$tmp[] = &$ma["name"];
array_multisort($tmp, $multiArray);
foreach($multiArray as &$ma)
echo $ma["name"]."<br/>";