How can PHP beginners effectively utilize the array_multisort function?

To effectively utilize the array_multisort function as a PHP beginner, you need to understand its purpose, which is to sort multiple arrays or a multi-dimensional array based on one or more related columns. To use array_multisort, you need to provide the arrays you want to sort and the sorting order (ascending or descending) for each array. Additionally, you can specify the sorting type (numeric or string) for each array.

<?php
// Sample arrays to sort
$names = array("John", "Alice", "Bob");
$scores = array(85, 92, 78);

// Sort the names array in ascending order and the scores array in descending order
array_multisort($names, SORT_ASC, $scores, SORT_DESC);

// Output the sorted arrays
print_r($names);
print_r($scores);
?>