[jQuery] live stats + setinterval

[jQuery] live stats + setinterval


is there a better way to write this code to avoid server problem if
the site gets a lot of visitors ?
(keeping the "live" stats)
<script>
// the call for the update (it just change an entry in the db total =
total + 1;
    function autoupdate() {
    $.post("count.php", {count:1},
function(data){
$("#counter").html(data);
});}
// the 1 sec interval
$(document).ready(function() {
setInterval("autoupdate()", 1000);
});
</script>