ranks of users

app/Http/Middleware/RequireRole.php

@@ -16,13 +16,24 @@ class RequireRole
      */
     public function handle($request, Closure $next, $role)
     {
+        $confirmed = false;
+        $ranking = array([
+            'None' => 0,
+            'Guest' => 1,
+            'User' => 2,
+            'Admin' => 3,
+        ]);
         $check = DB::table('user_roles')->where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['role']);
-        printf($check);
-        printf($role);
-        if($check === $role) {
-            $confirmed = true;
-        } else {
-            $confirmed = false;
+        foreach($ranking as $rank => $value) {
+            if($role === $check['role']) {
+                $confirmed = true;
+                break;
+            } else {
+                if($rank[$check['role']] > $rank[$check['role']]) {
+                    $confirmed = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         abort_unless(auth()->check() && $confirmed, 403, "You don't have permissions to access this area!");