A Control Panel is a tool used to control the content of a website hosting account. This includes, but is not limited to, files, emails, databases, stats as well as other operations performed with them. The Control Panel provides a web-based interface to handle all of these things and anything else related to the hosting service through different sections where you can access functions through buttons and/or menus. The easier to use a Control Panel is, the simpler it shall be for you to control your online presence altogether. In the common scenario, the Control Panel is the Internet hosting account’s back office, while an independent billing account is used to manage payments and domain registrations - if the company provides this service. Trouble tickets could be handled through the billing account or by using a different system.