What is a Web Hosting Control Panel?

A web hosting control panel is software that is installed on the web server where you host your website that allows you to login to a secure area of your website using a web browser. Once you have logged into the web hosting control panel you can administer and manage many of the features of your website. A web hosting control panel will allow you to set up the various functions and features of your website such as email accounts, FTP accounts, add or remove sub-domains, manage files and manage many other simple web hosting features.

The web hosting control panel will save you time by allowing you to administer these features without having to contact support. More advanced web hosting control panels will even allow you to install and administer web hosting scripts like a BLOG, a guest book, a forum and even ad serving software with ease. Through the web hosting control panel, users are able to access and use all the features on a web host provider's feature page.