A Control Panel is a web-based user interface via which you can handle different aspects of your web presence. For example, you may set up or edit site files, set up and check e-mails, control databases, check visitor stats and so on. Those things are carried out using buttons and menus in a browser and the Control Panel may also be called ‘back office’, i.e. the administration area associated with your Internet hosting account. Most of the Control Panels on the market will allow you to handle all hosting-related matters, but you'll commonly require a different system to take care of 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 and fix an issue also, or you may need to employ a third system.