0, 'Guest' => 1, 'User' => 2, 'Admin' => 3, ]); $check = DB::table('user_roles')->where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['role']); foreach($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!"); return $next($request); } }