I dig the multi_sort function(s) from above.  But, they don't work for hash arrays.  I added a keys variable to keep track of the key value as the array gets sorted.  Feed back welcome.

<?php
function array_qsort (&$array, $column=0, $order=SORT_ASC, $first=0, $last= -2) 
{ 
  // $array  - the array to be sorted 
  // $column - index (column) on which to sort 
  //          can be a string if using an associative array 
  // $order  - SORT_ASC (default) for ascending or SORT_DESC for descending 
  // $first  - start index (row) for partial array sort 
  // $last  - stop  index (row) for partial array sort 
  // $keys  - array of key values for hash array sort
  
  $keys = array_keys($array);
  if($last == -2) $last = count($array) - 1; 
  if($last > $first) { 
   $alpha = $first; 
   $omega = $last;
   $key_alpha = $keys[$alpha]; 
   $key_omega = $keys[$omega];
   $guess = $array[$key_alpha][$column]; 
   while($omega >= $alpha) { 
     if($order == SORT_ASC) { 
       while($array[$key_alpha][$column] < $guess) {$alpha++; $key_alpha = $keys[$alpha]; }
       while($array[$key_omega][$column] > $guess) {$omega--; $key_omega = $keys[$omega]; }
     } else { 
       while($array[$key_alpha][$column] > $guess) {$alpha++; $key_alpha = $keys[$alpha]; }
       while($array[$key_omega][$column] < $guess) {$omega--; $key_omega = $keys[$omega]; }
     } 
     if($alpha > $omega) break; 
     $temporary = $array[$key_alpha]; 
     $array[$key_alpha] = $array[$key_omega]; $alpha++;
     $key_alpha = $keys[$alpha];
     $array[$key_omega] = $temporary; $omega--;
     $key_omega = $keys[$omega];
   } 
   array_qsort ($array, $column, $order, $first, $omega); 
   array_qsort ($array, $column, $order, $alpha, $last); 
  } 
} 
?>