note 101161 added to function.array-multisort

jimpoz's logic is plain and simple but does not work in php 5.3. New php expects each variable to be a reference, and the code presented does not we get Warning: Parameter 2 to array_multisort() expected to be a reference, value given So here is the fixed version of his code: <?php function array_orderby() { $args = func_get_args(); $data = array_shift($args); if (!is_array($data)) return false; $multisortArgs=array(); foreach ($args as $index => $field) { if (is_string($field)) { ${"tmp_$index"} = array(); foreach ($data as $key => $row) ${"tmp_$index"}[$key] = $row[$field]; } else { ${"tmp_$index"} = $args[$index]; } //add reference to arg array $multisortArgs[$index] = &${"tmp_$index"}; } //add reference to original data array to arg array $multisortArgs[] = &$data; //call array_multisort passing arg array call_user_func_array('array_multisort', $multisortArgs); return $data; }; ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 192.223.243.6 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-multisort.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/101161 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101161/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101161/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101161/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101161/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101161/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101161/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101161 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/101161 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php