A Control Panel is a tool used to control the content of a website hosting account. This includes, but is not limited to, files, e-mail messages, databases, statistics and different operations performed with them. The Control Panel offers a web-based interface to control all of these things and anything else associated with the hosting service via different sections where you can access functions through buttons and/or menus. The simpler to use a CP is, the easier it shall be for you to control your online presence as a whole. In the typical case, the Control Panel is the hosting account’s back office, while an independent billing account is employed to handle payments and domain name registrations - if the company provides that particular service. Trouble tickets could be managed via the billing account or by using an independent system.