Confused a little with = to and grater than ...

Well i thought about changeing access levels into numbers so that only LARGER numbers can access lower numbers and Lower numbers can't access anything higher ... if that makes sence ... So 3 can access 2 and 1, 2 can't access 3, but can access 2 and 1 and one can't access 2 or 3, but can 1 ... assuming that $siteAccessLevel is = to eather level-1, level-2 or level-3 ... if ($slevel >= $glevel) { is the line i can't seem to get right. *GRIN* any help? code below. if ($siteAccessLevel == "level-1") { $slevel = "1"; } else if ($siteAccessLevel == "level-2") { $slevel = "2"; } else if ($siteAccessLevel == "level-3") { $slevel = "3"; } if ($gAccessLevel == "level-1") { $glevel = "1"; } else if ($gAccessLevel == "level-2") { $glevel = "2"; } else if ($gAccessLevel == "level-3") { $glevel = "3"; } if ($slevel >= $glevel) { //LOAD PAGE } else { // ERROR MESSAGE HERE. { ------ Philip J. Newman. Head Developer info@philipnz.com +64 (9) 576 9491 +64 021-048-3999 ------ Friends are like stars You can't allways see them, but they are always there. ------ Websites: PhilipNZ.com - Design. http://www.philipnz.com/ info@philipnz.com Philip's Domain // Internet Project. http://www.philipsdomain.com/ newmanpj@philipnz.com Vital Kiwi / NEWMAN.NET.NZ. http://www.newman.net.nz/ philip@newman.net.nz