Don't modify the where clause on empty inputs.

When we get '' or [] we can safely assume that no where clause should be
set, as it would result in an invalid query.

Refs #7028

src/Database/Query.php

@@ -755,6 +755,9 @@ protected function _makeJoin($table, $conditions, $type)
      */
     public function where($conditions = null, $types = [], $overwrite = false)
     {
+        if (empty($conditions)) {
+            return $this;
+        }
         if ($overwrite) {
             $this->_parts['where'] = $this->newExpr();
         }

tests/TestCase/Database/QueryTest.php

@@ -1179,6 +1179,23 @@ public function testInValueCast2()
         $this->assertCount(5, $result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests that empty values don't set where clauses.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testWhereEmptyValues()
+    {
+        $query = new Query($this->connection);
+        $query->from('comments')
+            ->where('');
+
+        $this->assertNull($query->clause('where'));
+
+        $query->where([]);
+        $this->assertNull($query->clause('where'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests that it is possible to use a between expression
      * in a where condition

tests/TestCase/ORM/AssociationProxyTest.php

@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@ public function testGetBadAssociation()
         $articles->posts;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test that find() with empty conditions generates valid SQL
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testFindEmptyConditions()
+    {
+        $table = TableRegistry::get('Users');
+        $table->hasMany('Articles', [
+            'foreignKey' => 'author_id',
+            'conditions' => '',
+        ]);
+        $query = $table->Articles->find('list', ['limit' => 2]);
+        $this->assertCount(2, $query->all());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests that the proxied updateAll will preserve conditions set for the association
      *