cPanel is the control panel you use to manage your hosting account. cPanel is a very powerful tool that allows you to manage all portions of your website. From creating MySQL databases to managing the files on your website.
Your control panel is where you will install your SSL certificates, create sub-domains, add domains, as well as view disk/bandwidth usage, among many other tasks.
Your cPanel also comes with tools such as the Softaculous script installer that allows you to install many popular scripts in one click.
