A Control Panel is a web-based user interface through which you can control numerous aspects of your presence online. For instance, you could create or modify website files, set up and check emails, manage databases, check visitor stats and so on. Those things are executed through buttons and menus in a web browser and the Control Panel could also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the administration area associated with your hosting account. Most of the Control Panels available on the market will permit you to handle all hosting-related matters, but you will normally require a different system to deal with payments or to get a new domain if the company offers domain registrations. Based on the platform they use, you may be able to use the billing account to open a support ticket to ask a question or to diagnose an issue also, or you may need to employ a third system.