online database advice

[Amber]

After sieving through papers for hours today, trying to find all the known components of a certain immune response pathway, I've decided that what the world needs is a web-based database to serve as a repository for this information. Something like genbank, with sequence information, related publications, known interactions, etc., but specific to this pathway, but for multiple organisms. I don't need anything fancy, but I do need something easily searchable and easily expandable.

I know some of you folks have made online databases and am hoping for tips and suggestions as to how to go about setting one up. I have hosting solved, but everything else is up in the air. I've made databases before with Filemaker and Quickbooks, but I've never made a web-based database before and I'm not sure they allow the level of detail and flexibility of search parameters I want. Anyone able to recommend software and provide tips?

[Endlin]

I don't know of a way to accomplish this without SQL and a server side scripting language, like php or asp.

Edit: In other words. Unless you're a web developer, want to learn web development or are really good friends with one... I can't think of a way this would happen for free.

Learning to do it yourself isn't as hard as you might think though.

[phantasm]

SQLlite and java for easy mode.

Also, doesn't the world already have something like that at the CDC or something.

[Tordane]

I know some of you folks have made online databases and am hoping for tips and suggestions as to how to go about setting one up. I have hosting solved, but everything else is up in the air. I've made databases before with Filemaker and Quickbooks, but I've never made a web-based database before and I'm not sure they allow the level of detail and flexibility of search parameters I want. Anyone able to recommend software and provide tips?

You mentioned you know and have used Filemaker, it has Custom Web Publishing and the ability do Instant Web Publishing.

http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-server-advanced/?nav=products-server-advanced