verify record in DB

[walk]

I’ve been at this for a week with little success. A kick in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!

I simply need to verify a record in my database (row name is user_level) For example…if the record says “whatever” …then my action occurs. It seems simple enough…yet I’ve been unsuccessful. Here’s what I have thus far… Once again…your help is greatly appreciated!

$res = sql_query ("SELECT * FROM user WHERE user_level = '$user_level' LIMIT 1");
$row = sql_fetch_array ($res);
	 
                 if ($row['user_level'] == 'matching text from DB here')
	 {
	 	$hide_form = 1;
                 }

UPDATE: Problem Resolved!

[peg110]

And could you share with us how you resolved it in case someone else has the same (or similar) problem?

Thanks