A Control Panel is a web-based interface using which you can manage numerous aspects of your web presence. For instance, you could create or modify website files, set up and check emails, handle databases, check visitor statistics and so forth. These things are executed through buttons and menus within an internet browser and the CP could also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the admin area associated with your website hosting account. Most of the Control Panels out there will permit you to control all hosting-related matters, but you will usually require a different system to deal with payments or to get a new domain in case the company offers domain registrations. Based on the platform they employ, you could be able to use the billing account to open a support ticket to ask a question or to diagnose a problem too, or you may have to use a third system.