A Control Panel is a software tool used to control the content of a hosting account. Including, but is not limited to, files, e-mails, databases, stats as well as other operations performed with them. The CP offers a web-based interface to control these things and anything else related to the web hosting service via different sections where you can access features through menus and/or buttons. The easier to use a CP is, the easier it'll be for you to manage your world-wide web presence as a whole. In the common scenario, the CP is the web hosting account’s back office, while an independent billing account is used to manage payments and domain name registrations - if the company offers this service. Trouble tickets may be dealt with from the billing account or via a different system.