HTTP GET through AJAX with jQuery in the browser.

ajax.js

// Docs: http://api.jquery.com/category/ajax/

$.ajax({
		type: "GET"
		, url: "api/locations.php"
		, dataType: "json" //this can be json, XML, ...
		, success: function(data){
		    console.dir(data);
		, error: function(err){
		    console.dir(err);
		}
	});