Configurable menus and user groups ΒΆ
By enabling $cfg['Servers'][$i]['usergroups'] and $cfg['Servers'][$i]['usergroups'] you can customize what users will see in the phpMyAdmin navigation.
Warning
This feature only limits what a user sees, they are still able to use all the functions. So this can not be considered as a security limitation. Should you want to limit what users can do, use MySQL privileges to achieve that.
With this feature enabled, the User accounts management interface gains a second tab for managing User groups, where you can define what each group will view (see image below) and you can then assign each user to one of these groups. Users will be presented with a simplified user interface, which might be useful for inexperienced users who could be overwhelmed by all the features phpMyAdmin provides.