Альтернатива PHP кода

$member_id['user_group'] == 1 or $member_id['user_group'] == 2 or $member_id['user_group'] == 3 or $member_id['user_group'] == 6

if($member_id['news_num']<=25 
AND 
$member_id['comm_num']<=5 
AND 
$member_id['repa']<=1
AND 
$member_id['thx_num']<=33 
AND 
$member_id['user_group'] == 1 or $member_id['user_group'] == 2 or $member_id['user_group'] == 3 or $member_id['user_group'] == 6){
$db->query( "UPDATE LOW_PRIORITY " . USERPREFIX . "_users SET user_group=8 WHERE user_id='{$member_id['user_id']}'" );
}

$member_id['user_group'] == [b]????[/b]