A control panel is a web-based graphic interface that allows you to manage various aspects of your web hosting service. Examples of the things that you will be able to do using such a tool are file and email management, DNS records editing, URL forwarding, etcetera. As you'll find various control panel brands, the services that you'll be able to manage are also different and can also depend on the attributes that the internet hosting company offers. For example, you may have a particular option in one control panel and not in another, or it may take more steps to perform some task. Such an instrument gives you the chance to use a point-and-click interface rather than inputting commands with complex syntax in a command line. Even though some users prefer the aforementioned option, the vast majority of users welcome the easier level of administration that a control panel can offer.