Is it necessary to learn PHP for CMS?

[seosignature]

Hi Friends,
I would like to learn CMS, one of my friends told me that you need to learn php first, kindly confirm?

Thanks,

[lillianabe]

yeah it is good to have basic knowledge of PHP as most of the popular CMS are based on open source which can be easily integrated with use of PHP. If you are new at programming, prefer to study wordpress which wouldn't require to have deep level knowledge of PHP.

[dagnyjbarber]

it will be good to learn programming language. but HTMl is must for this.