A Control Panel is a web-based user interface using which you can control different aspects of your presence online. As an illustration, you can set up or change site files, set up and check emails, manage databases, check visitor statistics and so forth. These things are carried out via buttons and menus inside an internet browser and the CP may also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the administrative area associated with your hosting account. Most Control Panels available on the market will permit you to handle all hosting-related matters, but you shall 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 may be able to use the billing account to open a support ticket to ask a question or to troubleshoot and fix an issue as well, or you may have to use a third system.