A control panel is a web-based graphic interface which makes it possible to manage various aspects of your hosting service. Examples of what you'll be able to do by using this type of an instrument are email and file management, DNS records editing, URL forwarding, etc. As you can find various control panel brands, the services that you will be able to manage are also different and may also depend on the attributes that the hosting company provides. For instance, you may have a given option in one control panel and not in another, or it could take additional steps to do a specific task. Such a tool offers you the option to use a point-and-click interface rather than entering commands with complex syntax within a command line. Though some users would rather have the latter option, the majority of users appreciate the easier level of administration which a control panel can give.