You can make some changes to fit but this works rather well if you want a progress bar. You can add more eventlisteners and make it how you want. I hope this is a good starting point for you.
function uploadFile(){
var file = document.getElementById("zip_file").files[0];
var formdata = new FormData();
formdata.append("zip_file", file);
var ajax = new XMLHttpRequest();
ajax.upload.addEventListener("progress", function(event) { runprogress(event); } , false);
ajax.addEventListener("load", function(event) {uploadcomplete(event); }, false);
//Target your php file.
ajax.open("POST", "upload.php");
ajax.send(formdata);
}
function runprogress(event){
//The progress %, you might want to Math.round(percent)
var percent = (event.loaded / event.total) * 100;
}
function uploadcomplete(event){
//This will = to your php reply.
var AjaxReply=event.target.responseText;
}