A Control Panel is a web-based interface where you can control numerous aspects of your web presence. As an illustration, you may set up or modify site files, set up and check emails, control databases, check visitor stats and so forth. Those things are done through buttons and menus within a web browser and the CP could also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the admin area associated with your web hosting account. Most of the Control Panels on the market will enable you to handle all hosting-related matters, but you will often need a different system to handle payments or to get a new domain in case the company offers domain registrations. Based on the platform they utilize, you could be able to use the billing account to open a support ticket to ask a question or to troubleshoot and fix a problem too, or you may need to use a third system.