Hi,

I have several arrays of the same length where each indexed element is related i.e. $array_a[0] is linked to $array_b[0] etc. and the same for all other elements / arrays.

One of the arrays is numeric - I want to sort this array, but perform the same sort on the other arrays so that the elements remain lined up 

e.g. 

array_a = (fred,bob,john,peter)
array_b = (2,1,4,3)

After sorting numerically on array_b

array_a = (bob,fred,peter,john)
array_b = (1,2,3,4)

Any suggestions for a simple way to this would be appreciated. If I can't do it with arrays like this, should I change the data structure to something else?

Hoping you can help,

Andy

In reply to Sorting multiple arrays by Kempie

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