A control panel is a web-based graphic interface that permits you to manage different aspects of your hosting service. A few examples of what you can do through such a software tool are file and email management, DNS records editing, URL forwarding, etcetera. As you will find different control panel brands, the services that you can manage are also different and can also depend on the features that the internet hosting company offers. For instance, you may have a particular option in one control panel and not in another, or it may take more steps to do some task. Such a tool offers you the ability to use a point-and-click interface instead of inputting commands with complex syntax in a command line. Despite the fact that some users would rather have the aforementioned option, the vast majority of users like the easier level of administration that a control panel offers.