Avoid truncated filenames in log by editing httpd.conf:
IndexOptions FancyIndexing NameWidth=*
Here is a handy Perl script to compress all Apache logs automatically called LogFlume.
Serve an additional site under same DocumentRoot:
Add new Virtual Host:
ServerName http://www.newsite.biz
ServerAdmin mike@newsite.biz
DocumentRoot /home/www/htdocs #same as other site
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/$ /home/www/htdocs/newsite/index.html
RewriteRule ^/index.html$ /home/www/htdocs/newsite/index.html