How to sort array in descending order based on a specific value [duplicate]

Answer 1

Or this:

function sortForMe($a, $b)
{
    if ((int)$a['news_published'] === (int)$b['news_published']) {
        return 0;
    }
    return (int)$a['news_published'] < (int)$b['news_published'] ? -1 : 1;
}

usort($array, 'sortForMe');

you can use function or static method from class - your choice :)