Slow action=stat

[neogeo]

We ping the /?action=stat page every 1 minute from our monitoring tool and we see that when there are around 100 connected users it takes 5-6 seconds to render.

1) Is it normal to take that long?
2) Is it bad practice to hit the stats page so often?

 

[Max]

By default it gathers system stats. It may take a long time.
You can disable gathering system stats:

parse_system_stats=false

https://docs.flashphoner.com/display/WCS5EN/Settings+file+flashphoner.properties
It should speed up process.

Is it bad practice to hit the stats page so often?

No. At least if system stats disabled.