Sort Array Based on Number in .txt File

[cookiemonster]

Hi,

This question might sound pretty complicated so please let me know if you need me to re-word it.
I have a list of folders in a directory which I want sorted by number of hits. I found a simple PHP hit counter which stores the number of hits in a file (hits.txt) for each folder.
So, my question is, how can I sort the list of folders by the number in each text file, from highest to lowest?

Here is my code so far - this sorts the list by date modified:

<?php
function listByDate(){
$path = glob("*",GLOB_ONLYDIR); //the double \\ is not a typo you
//have to escape it
//if the path cannot be found
if(!($path)){
echo("The specified path could not be found.");
return;
}//if

//the path is valid
else{
array_multisort(
  array_map( 'filemtime', $path ),
  SORT_NUMERIC,
  SORT_DESC,
  $path
);

foreach($path as $i){
echo("<a href='$i'>");
echo $i;
echo("</a><br>");

}//foreach
}//else
}//populateDropdown
?>

Thanks in advance, and again, sorry if this question is too complicated - feel free to ask me to re-word it.

[cookiemonster]

Perhaps I need to simplify my question.
I have a list of folders, and each folder contains a file called hits.txt with a number in it.
How can I sort the list of folders by the number within each hits.txt file, from greatest to least?

Thanks.
PS, I'd like to stay fairly similar to the code above.

[coopster]

Loop through the directory structure and build an array of directories as key and the numeric value of hits.txt from each directory as value. Sort the array in descending order.