A Control Panel is a tool which is used to control the content of a web hosting account. This can include, but is not limited to, files, e-mail messages, databases, statistics and various operations carried out with them. The CP provides a web-based interface to manage all these things and everything else relevant to the website hosting service using different sections where you can access features through menus and/or buttons. The less difficult to use a Control Panel is, the simpler it will be for you to control your world-wide web presence in its entirety. In the standard scenario, the CP is the hosting account’s back office, while an independent billing account is used to control payments and domain registrations - if the company offers that particular service. Trouble tickets could be managed from the billing account or via an independent system.
