What should I use?

[vivsin]

I want to create a web portal , with heavy regular updates of articles , what should I do ? I want main page to stay updated with new contents , Easy to add new article to any new section , and most importantly it should be easy to add a new section .
Options :
1. use PHP NUKE
2. create it as a forum

I really dont know but
I will manage to do anything so all suggestions are welcome

EDIT:
OK guys 1 more thing i found while my reasearch , macromedia CONTRIBUTE ( i hope name is right )
now new aspect is there , is there any realyy good software availble to create and manage a big portal with lot of databases and subdomains , most importantly that should be self configuring and fully auto mated , means it should provide facility that u build ur site locally ( even database ) and server uploads will be managed automatically .
i hpe i explained it right :D

 

[Epic]

PHP-Nuke is so easy to hack, stay away from it at all costs. Joomla isn't a whole lot better but I'd go with that. Its pretty user friendly, and much better than a forum fo the kind of site your looking for

 

[jmweb]

If your capable of doing so, create your own site instead of using someone elses.

 

[vivsin]

If your capable of doing so, create your own site instead of using someone elses.

what language i should choose to work upon ?
while suggesting take care that :
-I know something about everything PHP , ASP and all
-I will create anything using books so feel free to give ADVANCE level suggestions.
-A lot of codes should be availble to modify .

 

[Host47]

mambo is a good source to start you can build a template and integrate mambo parts into it, there loads of addons, wrappers for forums, shopping carts, galleries etc..

 

[Epic]

what language i should choose to work upon ?
while suggesting take care that :
-I know something about everything PHP , ASP and all
-I will create anything using books so feel free to give ADVANCE level suggestions.
-A lot of codes should be availble to modify .

I'd go with PHP if you're not really experienced with either

 

[leviathon]

phpNuke would have been better than a forum. If you get used to it it's actually easier to edit stuff in it than a remotely controlled forum