A Control Panel is a software tool used to manage the content of a website hosting account. Including, but is not limited to, files, emails, databases, statistics and various operations performed with them. The Control Panel offers a web-based interface to manage these things and anything else associated with the website hosting service through different sections in which you can access features through menus and/or buttons. The less difficult to use a Control Panel is, the easier it'll be for you to handle your web presence in general. In the common scenario, the CP is the hosting account’s back office, while an independent billing account is used to handle payments and domain name registrations - if the company offers that service. Trouble tickets may be handled through the billing account or via a separate system.