need help in removing strings

[7m25]

i have values 1, 2, 3, 4 on my database. I need to compare those values on a dropdown list in my form having the values activity1, activity2, activity3, activity4.

How will i compare the values on my database from the values on my dropdown list? How do i remove the string (activity) when i compare it to the values in my database?

Thanks in advance!

[DigitalExpl0it]

not sure what you really want.

did you want to look into a database, if the value in the database matched the value in the drop down menu, then remvoe it from the drop down menu?

database: value = 1
dropdown: value = 1 <--remove it since it also in the database?

[7m25]

how do i compare this:

if (activity1 > $row[activity] {

 do something; 

}

let's say for example that $row[activity] has a value of 1 which is an integer. Is there anyway to compare the two?

[DigitalExpl0it]

 
<?
if (activity1 == $row[activity] {
//code here....
}
?>