A Control Panel is a software tool that is used to control the content of a website 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 manage all of these things and anything else associated with the website hosting service using different sections where you can access functions through buttons and/or menus. The simpler to use a Control Panel is, the easier it'll be for you to handle your world-wide web presence in its entirety. In the standard scenario, the Control Panel is the hosting account’s back office, while a separate billing account is employed to handle payments and domain name registrations - if the company provides that service. Trouble tickets can be managed through the billing account or through a separate system.