How can PHP arrays be utilized to sort and organize data retrieved from multiple database columns?

When retrieving data from multiple database columns, PHP arrays can be utilized to sort and organize the data effectively. One approach is to fetch the data from the database and store it in an associative array where each key corresponds to a column name. Then, you can use functions like array_multisort() to sort the data based on specific columns or criteria. 

// Assume $data is an array containing data retrieved from multiple database columns
$column1 = array_column($data, 'column1'); // Extract values from column1
$column2 = array_column($data, 'column2'); // Extract values from column2

array_multisort($column1, SORT_ASC, $column2, SORT_ASC, $data); // Sort data based on column1 and column2

// Now $data is sorted based on column1 and column2

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