A Control Panel is a web-based interface via which you can manage different aspects of your online presence. As an example, you can create or change website files, set up and check e-mails, handle databases, check visitor stats etc. Those things are performed through buttons and menus in a web browser and the Control Panel could also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the administrative area associated with your Internet hosting account. Most Control Panels out there will permit you to handle all hosting-related matters, but you shall usually need a different system to take care of payments or to get a new domain when the company offers domain registrations. Depending 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 resolve a problem too, or you might have to employ a third system.