xoops all the way (Score 0)

Im in favor of XOOPS content manager, IMO its alot easier then Nuke and Mambo. As for hosting i recommend http://www.ecwhost.com/ which gives you free SQL/PHP hosting for subdomains and for private domains, its just a small small fee. I am currently using them to host my website along side with XOOPS. More importantly the themes are gorgeous, although not as nice as Mambo.