WordPress GET parameters causing 404 Not Found

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all, I’m having a problem with my wordpress page while using encrypted $_GET parameters to obtain data. this is my function:

function encryptDecrypt($key, $string, $decrypt)
{
    if($decrypt)
    {
        $decrypted = rtrim(mcrypt_decrypt(MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256, md5($key), base64_decode($string), MCRYPT_MODE_CBC, md5(md5($key))), "6");
        return $decrypted;
    }else{
        $encrypted = base64_encode(mcrypt_encrypt(MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256, md5($key), $string, MCRYPT_MODE_CBC, md5(md5($key))));
        return $encrypted;
    }
}

I’m using the registered user’s mail to encrypt it and to retrieve his data using $_GET parameter. The problem is that if i use the normal email address (not encrypted, which it will be quite useless and dangerous) the $_GET request works. If i use an encrypted email, I only get a 404 Error.

This is what I’ve tried so far:

$m=urlencode(encryptDecrypt('mail',$mail,false));    
$msg.="<br><a href="https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/170179/siteurl/pageurl/?m=".$m."">Click here</a>";

Example of encrypted mail which is used in the URL to send data:

VOvk4Wh%2FpMzm21lQNrFnvBcwRWLw6ZVPOMe0VCi2t3g%3D

and, in the “retrieving” page:

urldecode($_GET['m']);

Example of encrypted mail which is used in the URL to retrieve data:

VOvk4Wh/pMzm21lQNrFnvBcwRWLw6ZVPOMe0VCi2t3g=

When i open the “receiving” page with that link i get the 404 Error

UPDATE+

I’ve solved the problem, which was the ‘m’ as $_GET parameter, which is a wordpress’s default taxonomy… Thanks to you all for helping me. 🙂

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As the OP found out, m is a reserved parameter name that should be use only by core (indicates month). Solution is to use some other parameter name (always use your own prefixes in all global contexts!).

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