A Control Panel is a web-based interface using which you can control numerous aspects of your online presence. As an example, you can easily create or change website files, create and check email messages, control databases, check visitor stats and so forth. Those things are performed via buttons and menus in an internet browser and the Control Panel could also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the administration area associated with your website hosting account. Most Control Panels out there will enable you to control all hosting-related matters, but you'll usually require a different system to manage payments or to get a new domain name when the company offers domain registrations. With respect to the platform they utilize, you could be able to use the billing account to open a support ticket to ask a question or to troubleshoot an issue too, or you may have to use a third system.