title: Does Tomcat 7.x require me to set any environment variables?
body: <p>I am currently reading <code>Head First: Servlet and JSP</code>. They want me to use Tomcat 5.5 (which is almost outdated). Instead I downloaded <code>Tomcat 7.x</code>.  </p>
  
  <p>Now, I was following their instructions on writing the first servlet but I think I will have to set some paths. I have set the <code>path</code> for <code>jdk</code>'s bin directory so I can compile Java programs from command line, if I want to.  </p>
  
  <p><strong>Does Tomcat require me to set any environment variables ?<br>
  If so, which? And how ?</strong>  </p>
  
  <p>Path to my Tomcat home looks like this: <code>D:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-7.0.35-windows-x86\apache-tomcat-7.0.35</code>  </p>
  
  <p><strong>Operating System:</strong> Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit</p>