"lemon", "a" => "orange", "b" => "banana", "c" => "apple" ); uasort($fruits, 'reverse_strcasecmp'); var_dump($fruits); $fruits = array( "d" => "lemon", "a" => "orange", "b" => "banana", "c" => "apple" ); uksort($fruits, 'reverse_strcasecmp'); var_dump($fruits);