php - mod_rewite / query

i basic results mysql database , list on page, on page i've added links variable user_id:

href=\"http://localhost/testing/template.php?user_id=$user_id\" >click here

on template.php file i'll $user_id , display relevant full data.

the thing don't want user_id=249 http://localhost/testing/template.php?**user_id=**249 show in url i'd "http://localhost/testing/template.php/249".

i've been looking few days no success, possible? or template file need user_id=$user_id displayed in order variable?

thanks!

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to update: added code

rewriteengine on

rewritebase /testing/

rewriterule ^template.php/([0-9]+)(/)?$ template.php?user_id=$1 [l]

changed link variable href="localhost/testing/template.php/{$user_id}" >click here

the re-write works, i'm not getting variable $user_id = $_get["user_id"]; on template.php page

i added following template.php page see whats being passed through url:

<?php ini_set('display_errors',1); echo '<b>$_get variables</b><pre>'; var_dump( $_get ); echo '</pre>'; ?>

and got following response:

$_get variables

array(1) { ["user_id"]=> string(2) "21" }

any ideas how variable?

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to update works! {$user_id} in link not {user_id} - of swore tried both ways.

i don't want inpolite, there lot of manuals in interwebs, e.g.

which explains, examples, need. have tried far? can explain what's wrong.

Assebmley