Hosted web app - 3 custom tables

[Complainer]

I have a local data entry and reporting app built in MS Access. It has three custom tables - houses, people and pets. Each table is related. The functionality isn't too complex - basically add/amend/delete functionality for each table, with easy selecting.

I'd like to move this to a web platform, to allow multiple users from multiple locations. Cost must be little or nothing - this is supporting a community group, not a business. I'm not a coder (unless you can find some online service supporting COBOL), so I need point and click functionality.

Have you any suggestions as to how I might make this happen? Would Google Forms or MS Sharepoint custom lists be any use? Or can I configure an MySQL database and create simple data entry facilities somewhere?

 

[Boyd]

Would a content management system like Joomla or Drupal be overkill?

 

[Complainer]

Would a content management system like Joomla or Drupal be overkill?

I've done a bit of Joomla in the past, but I'm not sure how it would help here. Does it allow me to define custom related tables?

 

[ClubMan]

Haven't used it but would Zoho be of any use?

http://www.zoho.com/creator/online-database-software.html

 

[Boyd]

I've done a bit of Joomla in the past, but I'm not sure how it would help here. Does it allow me to define custom related tables?

I thought it did, perhaps not, sorry

 

[Complainer]

Haven't used it but would Zoho be of any use?

http://www.zoho.com/creator/online-database-software.html

Thanks - that's an interesting option, and it has steered me towards a class of online products. Unfortunately, it looks like their costs would be out of our reach - several hundred dollars a year in most cases.

I did manage to find one free product; https://grubba.net/ but with the limitation that you can't link tables together.

 

[ClubMan]

Would Zoho's free plan not suffice for your needs? I have't read the T&Cs.

https://www.zoho.com/creator/pricing.html
https://creator.zoho.com/signup/plan=0

Forever Free Plan

Use it forever. No contracts. No credit card required.

• 3 apps
• 2 users
• 1,000 Records
• 2 Reports
• Storage - 200 MB

 

[Complainer]

Would Zoho's free plan not suffice for your needs? I have't read the T&Cs.

https://www.zoho.com/creator/pricing.html
https://creator.zoho.com/signup/plan=0

Thanks - this looks very, very good. It is pretty easy to set up related tables and reports. It has its own coding language, though I haven't got into it yet. I'm wondering if I might be able to monetise my voluntary work by making my app available in other areas at a cost.

 

[ClubMan]

It has its own coding language, though I haven't got into it yet.

"Deluge script" - with the mandatory strained acronym...

http://www.zoho.com/creator/overview/deluge-script.html

The script builder might also be of interest if you need custom logic but don't want to hand write code...

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