A Control Panel is a web-based user interface using which you can control various aspects of your web presence. For instance, you can create or edit website files, create and check e-mail messages, handle databases, check visitor stats and so forth. Those things are carried out through buttons and menus within an internet browser and the Control Panel could also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the admin area associated with your Internet hosting account. Most Control Panels these days will allow you to manage all hosting-related matters, but you will normally require a different system to handle 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 troubleshoot an issue as well, or you might have to use a third system.