A Control Panel is a software tool that is used to handle the content of a hosting account. Including, but is not limited to, files, emails, databases, statistics and different operations carried out with them. The CP provides a web-based interface to control all of these things and everything else related to the website hosting service through different sections where you can access functions through buttons and/or menus. The less difficult to use a Control Panel is, the easier it will be for you to control your online presence in general. In the typical case, the Control Panel is the web hosting account’s back office, while a different billing account is employed to control payments and domain name registrations - if the company offers this particular service. Trouble tickets can be handled from the billing account or via a different system.