A Control Panel is a tool used to handle the content of a web hosting account. This includes, but is not limited to, files, email messages, databases, stats along with other operations carried out with them. The Control Panel offers a web-based interface to manage all these things and everything else relevant to the Internet hosting service using different sections where you can access functions through buttons and/or menus. The less difficult to use a Control Panel is, the easier it shall be for you to control your online presence in its entirety. In the general scenario, the Control Panel is the Internet hosting account’s back office, while an independent billing account is used to control payments and domain name registrations - if the company provides that service. Trouble tickets could be dealt with through the billing account or via a different system.