title: Http/REST method for starting a service
body: <p>I want to design a REST API to start a database. I can't find a suitable http method (aka verb).</p>
  
  <p>I currently consider:</p>
  
  <pre><code>START /databases/mysampledatabase
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've browsed through a few RFCs, but then I thought someone here might point me to a de-facto standard verb.</p>
  
  <p>Methods I've discarded (before I got tired of looking):</p>
  
  <p><strong>RFC 2616</strong>
  OPTIONS
  GET
  HEAD
  POST
  PUT
  DELETE
  TRACE
  CONNECT</p>
  
  <p><strong>RFC 2518</strong>
  PROPFIND
  PROPPATCH
  MKCOL
  COPY
  MOVE
  LOCK
  UNLOCK</p>
  
  <p><strong>RFC 3253</strong>
  REPORT
  CHECKOUT
  CHECKIN
  UNCHECKOUT
  MKWORKSPACE
  UPDATE
  LABEL
  MERGE
  BASELINE-CONTROL
  MKACTIVITY</p>