I have several users accessing my page at the same time, with each client polling (using setInverval) another php script that reads a value from a database and prints it.
setInterval( "printData();", 300 );
I'm relatively new to jQuery and javascript, and I'm a bit skeptical of the viability of constantly running this php script and constantly making database queries.
Can someone calm my nerves or provide an alternative to my current method?