PHP comparison operators can be confusing for beginners, here is a quick run down and example to help out. Setting variable a to 2 and b to 10

$a = 2;
$b = 10;

$a == $b // a does not equal b returns FALSE
$a === $b // a is not identical to b returns FALSE
$a != $b // a is not equal to b returns FALSE
$a !== $b // a is not identical to b returns TRUE
$a < $b // a less than b returns TRUE
$a > $b // a greater than b returns FALSE
$a <= $b // a less than or equal to b returns TRUE
$a >= $b // a greater than or equal to b returns FALSE