Yes, we (as phpMyAdmin developers) originally argumented also this way. However there is problem that MySQL allows local connections without passwords, while phpMyAdmin allows to make them remotely. That's reason why empty passwords are disabled by default (by upstream).
Yes, we (as phpMyAdmin developers) originally argumented also this way. However there is problem that MySQL allows local connections without passwords, while phpMyAdmin allows to make them remotely. That's reason why empty passwords are disabled by default (by upstream).