would some on explain what open first is about
It’s a CMS (content management system)-like batch of PHP scripts that allows one (or a team) to have something LIKE CD. It comes w/ a bunch of pre-made scripts, and you are able to create your own.
Correct me if I’m wrong though.
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[quote=Raven_Writer]It’s a CMS (content management system)-like batch of PHP scripts that allows one (or a team) to have something LIKE CD. It comes w/ a bunch of pre-made scripts, and you are able to create your own.
Correct me if I’m wrong though.
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is it any good has any one used it[/quote]
It is really good in my opinion. It’s just like any other CMS though, but it’s more like a portal for FIRST teams.
Basically, openFIRST is aimed to be a solution for a quick and easy creation of a powerful team web site. However, it is also highly customizable, so if you want a unique site, it can be done.
I think it is a good solution for a team site. Once it is installed, any team member can post news and manage the site. That reduces the workload on the webmaster, plus you can get people directly involved with, say, mechanical stuff, to write a news article about something mechanical 
They can usually write it better than the webmaster could, and they dont have to know HTML 
It is pretty easy to install and customize, and there is a lot of functionality. There should be more than enough for a great team site. We are cleaning up the last bugs in the modules. If you need help setting it up, just PM me. I am sure Tim and Dave won’t mind helping out too 
Thanks all
How do i install openfirst i tryed but it would not work
Well, first of all you need a web server and a database system. MySQL is the best DB for openFIRST, but you can use MS-SQL and any ODBC-compatible DB also. If you use MySQL, create a database for openFIRST. The name does not matter.
After you set up the web server, dowload the full system archive from www.openfirst.org/nightly. This is the latest version of openFIRST. There may be minor bugs, because this is a development version, but it is the most up-to-date. We test it as much as we can, but there is no way to discover all bugs in a short period of time It should be ok.
Once you have the archive, exctract it to a directory on your web server. This could be the root dir. Then set write permissions on config/globals.php.
Now, open your web browser and navigate to the directory on your webserver that contains openFIRST scripts. Follow the on-screen instructions. For added security you can remove the write permissions from config/globals.php after the setup is complete.
If you have any problems, just e-mail me and I can help you set it up.
Just for a little notice:
If you are running Apache 1.3.27 w/ the latest PHP release (before v.5) & MySQL 3.27 i think it is (last v3 release)…you might run into some trouble. I currently haven’t found a way past this.