A Control Panel is a web-based interface where you can manage numerous aspects of your presence online. For example, you could set up or edit website files, create and check e-mails, control databases, check visitor statistics and so forth. These things are executed using buttons and menus in a web browser and the Control Panel could also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the administrative area associated with your web hosting account. Most Control Panels these days will permit you to manage all hosting-related matters, but you'll normally require a different system to deal with payments or to get a new domain name when the company offers domain registrations. Based on the platform they employ, you could be able to use the billing account to open a support ticket to ask a question or to troubleshoot an issue as well, or you might have to employ a third system.