A Control Panel is a tool which is used to control the content of a web hosting account. This includes, but is not limited to, files, emails, databases, statistics along with other operations executed with them. The Control Panel offers a web-based interface to control these things and everything else relevant to the Internet hosting service using different sections where you can access functions through menus and/or buttons. The simpler to use a Control Panel is, the simpler it shall be for you to control your online presence in general. In the typical case, the Control Panel is the Internet hosting account’s back office, while a separate billing account is employed to control payments and domain name registrations - if the company offers this service. Trouble tickets could be addressed through the billing account or via an independent system.