What are the implications of not specifying the datatype in AJAX requests when expecting JSON data from PHP?

Not specifying the datatype in AJAX requests when expecting JSON data from PHP can lead to parsing errors or unexpected behavior in the client-side code. To solve this issue, explicitly set the datatype to "json" in the AJAX request to ensure that the response is correctly parsed as JSON data. 

<?php
// PHP code to handle AJAX request and return JSON data

// Process the request and prepare JSON data
$data = array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2');

// Set the response header to indicate JSON content type
header('Content-Type: application/json');

// Return the JSON data
echo json_encode($data);
?>

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