Validation rule in PHP doesn't seem to be working! and I'm desperate

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Hello everybody:

I have a registration form in Flash that sends the data to a PHP file which in turn sends it to a database. The problem is that I have two validation rules for the name (can’t be less than 3 characters) and the email (x@x.x). When I insert the data the PHP file has to check if the rules are complied with and returns a variable (true or false) to Flash in order to display a success or failure message . The thing is that no matter what I do I always get the failure message and the data is not sent to the db. Please have a look at both the PHP and ActionScript code below and let me know what I’m doing wrong with the rules or maybe it’s something else I can’t figure out cause I will have to repaint the wall in my room if I don’t stop banging my head against it…


<?php
$conexion=@mysql_connect(localhost,root,"Mckako01" ) or die (mysql_error());
$select=@mysql_select_db("formulario");
//reglas para validar nombre, email

$valNombre='/^[a-z]{3,}$/i';
$valEmail='/^\w[-.\w]*@([-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,4}$/i';

//recibir variables
$nombre=$_POST['nombre'];
$apellido=$_POST['apellido'];
$direccion=$_POST['direccion'];
$email=$_POST['email'];
$fuente=$_POST['fuente'];
$comentarios=$_POST['comentarios'];
$noticias=$_POST['noticias'];
//insert data only if validation rule is ok
if(preg_match($valNombre,$nombre) && preg_match($valEmail,$email) ){
$insertar="INSERT INTO datos (nombre,apellido,direccion,email,fuente,comentario s,noticias) VALUES ('$nombre','$apellido','$direccion','$email','$fue nte','$comentarios','$noticias')";
$consulta=@mysql_query($insertar);
echo "&exito=true";
}else{
echo "&exito=false";
}


?>

ActionScript:


var enviar:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); 
enviar.onLoad = function(){ 
   if(this.exito=="true"){ 
       mensajeTxt.text="Sus datos han sido enviados correctamente a nuestra base de datos"; 
   }else{ 
       mensajeTxt.text="Sus datos no han sido enviados"; 
   } 
} 
   enviar.nombre=nameTxt.text; 
   enviar.apellido=surnameTxt.text; 
   enviar.direccion=addressTxt.text; 
   enviar.email=emailTxt.text; 
    
   enviar.fuente=myCb.value; 
   if(myCheckbox.selected){ 
       enviar.noticias=true; 
   }else{ 
       enviar.noticias=false; 
   } 
   enviar.comentarios=commentTxt.text; 
    
enterBtn.onRelease=function(){ 
   enviar.sendAndLoad("insertar.php",enviar,"POST"); 
}

I really appreciate any help with this.

Txusm