PHP: re order associative array

Question

In php, I would like to have the ability to re-order an associative array by moving elements to certain positions in the array. Not necessary a sort, just a re-ordering of

Answer 1

For a custom sorting, you can for example create an array that is the desired order of the keys and then associate the values with them. Example:

$input = array("a"=>"Element A","b"=>"Element B","c"=>"Element C");
$order = array("c","a","b");
$out = array();
foreach($order as $k) {
    $out[$k] = $input[$k];
}

The elements in $out will be in the order specified.