A Control Panel is a web-based user interface through which you can control numerous aspects of your presence online. As an example, you can easily set up or change site files, create and check e-mails, control databases, check visitor stats etc. These things are carried out through buttons and menus within a browser and the CP can also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the admin area associated with your hosting account. Most of the Control Panels out there will allow you to control all hosting-related matters, but you'll commonly require a different system to deal with payments or to get a new domain when the company offers domain registrations. Depending on the platform they employ, you can be able to use the billing account to open a support ticket to ask a question or to troubleshoot and fix a problem also, or you might have to employ a third system.