It might look like a silly question, but it is not. In fact it is a quite nice one. It seems the answer is pretty easy : it is a
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panel you use to manage everything around your web hosting account. You do not need to install it [at least at the shared hosting level], because the web host does this for you.
What a shared webhosting control panel can offer to you?
- Domain and DNS management – a control panel offers you an interface to interact with the system in a very easy and clear way. With a few clicks of a button you can add a new domain name, set DNS entries for it or change DNS entries of a domain name already include on your account.
- Mail management – you can set up or delete mail accounts for one of your domain names. You can also control MX DNS records [they are used to tell the sender of messages to your domain name what Mail server is responsible for your domain name's mail]
- File upload/management – you can easily manage files in your web space trough the majority of control panels out there. This way control panels provide you with a clear user interface for uploads and downloads of files.
- Installation / Uninstallation – many times a control panel include some kind of ”one click” installation script which can help you to install a WordPress blog [or any other CMS, forum etc. out there], by just clicking one link and filing in the required information.
- Database management – without the need to know anything about SQL you can easily create or drop whole databases just by pressing the right buttons. And this is brought to you by your control panel
- + a whole bunch more…
Are there more then one or two control panels out there?
Yes! In fact there are a lot more then 10 of them. Many web hosting companies do have their own control panels and this is great for competition, but really bad for customers of those companies who really do not offer a good control panel.
But there are of course some standard hosting control panels used in the web hosting industry. The most widely known are the Cpanel control panel and the Parallels Plesk control panel. You can find more info about them here:
What to do before choosing one over the other?
I would recommend you go out and check them out. Each of them do have an own web site and there is also a “DEMO” available where you are able to log in as a “user” or an “admin” and see how to environment looks like. You can play with it for a little time and then decide what you like and understand more. I do like the Plesk from Parallels much more then the Cpanel, but in fact the Cpanel is very often seen in the shared hosting industry in North America [USA] + every hosting company I have been with so far offered the Cpanel.
Have a nice day and see you next time here at Icethunder.net!
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