Collecting some references (I’m a javascript beginner who wants to make a simple form) around XMLHttpRequest and PHP.
Using the XML HTTP Request object
XMLHttpRequest, REST and the Rich User Experience : Paul James
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Peter Van Dijck 
Shameless but on-topic plug: if REST is good and small is beautiful, then JSON must be the best way to transmit data via XMLHTTPRequest.