I want to learn Joomla from the scratch . I have only little knowledge of HTML,does thorough understanding of HTML,XHTML,CSS,PHP is must for learning & mastering Joomla? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
No you do not need to know HMTL and CSS. Really you don't need to know anything except how to install Joomla. Joomla is pretty self explanatory, If i was you I would just go into your cPanel and install it and start messing with the admin panel. There are also a lot of templates that you can easily install and you have to do 0 editing.
Joomla is very easy to learn. You just need some patience when you first start out. You can find templates and components all over the internet to get it to function exactely how you want it to function. Some webhosts have fantastico where you can install joomla with ease.
If you really want to customize Joomla, yes you will need to know HTML and CSS. Buying premade templates is not the same as creating your own.
Here is the best place in the world to start learning about Joomla : LINK No, as one person already stated, you do not have to know code to use Joomla.
Joomla can be very easy to use and learn, but you could use it for many more complex sites. If you are just starting to learn it use the link that Blue start gave it to you, and when you come to some problems go to Joomla comunity forum, search it, it will help you a lot like it did to me