A Control Panel is a tool which is used to control the content of a website hosting account. This includes, but is not limited to, files, email messages, databases, statistics and different operations performed with them. The CP offers a web-based interface to handle all these things and everything else associated with the Internet hosting service through different sections in which you can access features through buttons and/or menus. The less complicated to use a Control Panel is, the easier it'll be for you to control your presence online in its entirety. In the general scenario, 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 that particular service. Trouble tickets could be addressed via the billing account or by using an independent system.