In this tutorial we will explains how to sort an associative array in descending order by key in PHP. You can use the krsort() function for sorting an associative array in descending order by key, while maintaining the relationship between key and data.
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Sort An Associative Array in Descending Order by key
Example #1 krsort() example
<?php
$colors = array("d"=>"red", "a"=>"orange", "b"=>"yellow", "c"=>"blue");
krsort($colors);
foreach ($colors as $key => $val) {
echo "$key = $val<br>";
}
?>
The above example will output:
d = red c = blue b = yellow a = orange