A Control Panel is a tool used to control the content of a website hosting account. This includes, but is not limited to, files, e-mails, databases, stats and different operations carried out with them. The CP provides a web-based interface to manage these things and everything else related to the website hosting service via different sections where you can access features through menus and/or buttons. The less complicated to use a Control Panel is, the easier it shall be for you to handle your presence online in general. In the standard case, the Control Panel is the Internet hosting account’s back office, while a different billing account is employed to handle payments and domain name registrations - if the company offers that particular service. Trouble tickets may be handled through the billing account or through a separate system.