Sorting a Numeric Array

[xProteuSx]

I have an array that looks like this:

 

Array ([0] => 1  [3] =>  [4] => 285 [6] => 190)

 

and I would like to sort it from highest value to lowest.

 

As is, when I print_r() this array, I get:

 

1

104

285

190

 

I would like to get:

 

1

104

190

285

 

I have tried the following:  sort(), asort(), ksort(), and krsort().

 

What else can I try?

 

My code looks like this:

 

$countries_array = array_unique($countries_array);

print_r($countries_array);

 

which returns:

 

1

104

285

190

 

 

However, when I do this:

 

$countries_array = array_unique($countries_array);

$countries_array = sort($countries_array);

print_r($countries_array);

 

It simply returns:  1

 

Thanks in advance.

[Ch0cu3r]

You just call sort, you dont assign sort to a variable

$countries_array = array_unique($countries_array);
sort($countries_array);
print_r($countries_array);

[xProteuSx]

And as is customary, I figure this all out about 2 seconds after I post for help.

 

The trick is that you don't need this:

 

$countries_array = sort($countries_array);

 

You simply do this:

 

sort($countries_array);

[QuickOldCar]

If you wanted a natural sorting of numbers you would use natsort()

 

otherwise numbers group by similar digits and not how say a normal person counts

1

11

111

2

22

222