How can I integrate pages written in something other than PHP?

You’ve got a couple of options here, but they’re all pretty hacky …

iFrame

The easiest way would be to script your external application in whatever language you want and embed it in a typical WordPress page using an iFrame.

Applet

Java, Flash, Air, and Silverlight are all objects embedded directly into HTML pages. If your external application were using one of these technologies, you could easily embed the object on a standard WordPress page.

A better way …

I’m not going to ask why you don’t want to use PHP, because that’s not really the point here. But what you could do is script an external application and expose an API. Then you can have WordPress interface directly with the API and use PHP to display all of the content.

I recommend this because you’re no longer merely embedding an application inside a page, but actually tying the application together with WordPress. I’ve actually seen people tie WP together with Python scripts running on the server, so it is possible.

It’s more a question of what exactly you’re trying to accomplish, what technologies you plan to use, and you relative skill with each.

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