In the web hosting field, a control panel is a web-based tool which can help you to manage your Internet hosting account through a graphic interface using various tools. As the alternative is to input commands inside a command line, most people prefer to use a control panel to take care of their web page content. There're many different control panel types and the ease of administration through each of them is different, still the vast majority of software tools offer a basic set of services that you can manage using a point-and-click interface. These include working with files and folders, managing email addresses and databases or looking at access and error logs. A few control panels will allow you to do a lot more things as well, so when you buy a hosting plan, you should check the advantages and disadvantages of the instrument that you will use to manage your new account.
