The left panel contains the following elements:
The server list ( if
$cfg['LeftDisplayServers']is set to TRUE)The Home link or icon (takes you back to the phpMyAdmin home page)
A Log out link or icon
A link or icon leading to the Query window
Icons to display phpMyAdmin and MySQL documentation
The databases and tables choices with statistics about the number of tables per database
If $cfg['MainPageIconic'] is set to TRUE (the default), we see the icons. If it is set to FALSE, we see the Home, Log out, and Query window links.
The left panel can be resized by clicking and moving the vertical separation line in the preferred direction to reveal more data, in case the database or table names are too long for the default left panel size.
We can customize the appearance of this panel—all parameters are located in themes/themename/layout.inc.php except where noted otherwise. $cfg['LeftWidth'] contains the default width of the left frame, in...