0, 'Guest' => 1, 'User' => 2, 'Director' => 3, 'Admin' => 4, ]; $check = UserRole::where(['character_id', Auth()->user()->character_id])->get(['role']); dd($check); if($ranking[$check[0]->role] === $ranking[$role]) { $confirmed = true; } if($ranking[$check[0]->role] >= $ranking[$role]) { $confirmed = true; } abort_unless(auth()->check() && $confirmed, 403, "You don't have permissions to access this area!"); return $next($request); } }